Origins of the Simkiss surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 5Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 8West Midlands 70EastLondon 25South East 1South West 13South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Simkisses lived in west-midlands

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    130 Simkiss Travel & migration records
    1,900 Simkisses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Simkiss

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    Common jobs for Simkisses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Simkisses in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    House Servant

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Private Means

    4

    Servant Domestic

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Simkisses in 1921

    Brass Caster

    9

    Iron Brazier

    9

    Iron Moulder

    9

    Iron Plate Worker

    9

    Tailor

    8

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