Origins of the Simpkin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 9Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 89East Midlands 111West Midlands 153East 66London 296South East 99South West 17South Wales 5Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Simpkins lived in london

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    920 Simpkin Travel & migration records
    11,000 Simpkins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Simpkin

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    Common jobs for Simpkins

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

    Common female occupations for Simpkins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    50

    Cotton Weaver

    28

    Laundress

    28

    General Servant Domestic

    26

    Domestic Servant

    23

    Common male occupations for Simpkins in 1921

    Coal Miner

    76

    Agricultural Labourer

    64

    Coal Miner Hewer

    43

    Farmer

    41

    Farm Labourer

    35

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