Origins of the Simms surname

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    In 1921, most Simmses lived in london

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    5,900 Simms Travel & migration records
    34,000 Simmses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Simms

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    What are the most common Simms first names?

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    Common jobs for Simmses

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

    Common female occupations for Simmses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    117

    Laundress

    106

    Domestic Servant

    89

    General Servant Domestic

    80

    Charwoman

    65

    Common male occupations for Simmses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    163

    Coal Miner

    160

    General Labourer

    116

    Farm Labourer

    86

    Coal Miner Hewer

    84

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