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Origins of the Smythe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 47Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 31East Midlands 10West Midlands 27East 15London 217South East 91South West 28South Wales 5Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Smythes lived in london

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    4,800 Smythe Travel & migration records
    6,600 Smythes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Smythe

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    What are the most common Smythe first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Smythes

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

    Common female occupations for Smythes in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    72

    Dressmaker

    36

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Private Means

    24

    Living On Her Own Means

    21

    Common male occupations for Smythes in 1921

    Husbandman

    26

    Yeoman

    24

    Clerk

    22

    Brewer

    21

    Solicitor

    21

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