Origins of the Smy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 20West Midlands 9East 227London 91South East 34South West 13South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Smys lived in east

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    160 Smy Travel & migration records
    3,000 Smys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Smy

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    What are the most common Smy first names?

    William

    George

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Smys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Smys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Laundress

    7

    Charwoman

    5

    Cook Domestic

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Smys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    41

    Farm Labourer

    39

    General Labourer

    12

    Horseman

    11

    Horseman On Farm

    11

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