Origins of the Simper surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 6West Midlands 14East 47London 120South East 38South West 44South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Simpers lived in london

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    230 Simper Travel & migration records
    3,600 Simpers found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Simper first names?

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Simpers

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    Commmon female occupations for Simpers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

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    10

    Cook

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Pauper

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Simpers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Farm Labourer

    29

    Farmer

    21

    Bricklayer

    20

    General Labourer

    15

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