Origins of the Somerfield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 3Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 65East Midlands 51West Midlands 185East 3London 26South East 7South West 16South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Somerfields lived in west-midlands

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    320 Somerfield Travel & migration records
    3,700 Somerfields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Somerfield

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    Common jobs for Somerfields

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

    Commmon female occupations for Somerfields in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    13

    General Servant

    11

    Domestic Duties

    9

    Dressmaker

    8

    Laundress

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Somerfields in 1921

    Awl Blade Maker

    94

    Coal Miner

    29

    Yeoman

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Tailor

    12

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