Origins of the Skyrme surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 29Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 7West Midlands 142East 7London 22South East 12South West 105South Wales 76Mid Wales 21West Wales 8North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Skyrmes lived in west-midlands

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    310 Skyrme Travel & migration records
    3,500 Skyrmes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skyrme

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    Common jobs for Skyrmes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Skyrmes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Farmers Wife

    12

    Farmers Daughter

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Housekeeper

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Skyrmes in 1921

    Farmer

    46

    Farmers Son

    29

    Shipwright

    28

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Tailor

    20

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