Origins of the Simm surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 253North West 31Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 47East Midlands 15West Midlands 45East 14London 1241South East 10South West 12South Wales 4Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Simms lived in london

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    1,200 Simm Travel & migration records
    12,000 Simms found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Simm

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    What are the most common Simm first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Simms

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

    Commmon female occupations for Simms in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    49

    Dressmaker

    32

    Domestic Servant

    28

    Housekeeper

    26

    House Keeper

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Simms in 1921

    Coal Miner

    229

    Coal Miner Hewer

    119

    Collier

    41

    Joiner

    34

    Coal Hewer

    33

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