Origins of the Simmonds surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 67North West 79Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 265East Midlands 114West Midlands 445East 576London 2583South East 1491South West 395South Wales 451Mid Wales 21West Wales 5North Wales 27Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Simmondses lived in london

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    7,300 Simmonds Travel & migration records
    83,000 Simmondses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Simmonds

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    576th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Simmonds surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Simmonds first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Simmondses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Simmondses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    444

    Laundress

    377

    Domestic Servant

    210

    General Servant Domestic

    207

    Charwoman

    172

    Commmon male occupations for Simmondses in 1921

    General Labourer

    428

    Agricultural Labourer

    400

    Carpenter

    349

    Bricklayer

    246

    Farm Labourer

    211

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