Origins of the Smithson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 362North West 60Isle of ManYorkshire 1104East Midlands 303West Midlands 47East 103London 496South East 137South West 23South WalesMid Wales 11West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Smithsons lived in yorkshire

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    3,300 Smithson Travel & migration records
    29,000 Smithsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Smithson

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    Common jobs for Smithsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Smithsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    95

    Domestic Servant

    76

    Cotton Weaver

    73

    General Servant Domestic

    67

    House Servant

    61

    Commmon male occupations for Smithsons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    149

    Farmer

    126

    General Labourer

    92

    Coal Miner

    84

    Farm Labourer

    77

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