Origins of the Sommer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 1West Midlands 3EastLondon 52South East 16South West 11South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sommers lived in london

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    1,800 Sommer Travel & migration records
    610 Sommers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Sommers

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    Commmon female occupations for Sommers in 1921

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    5

    Dressmaker

    4

    Child

    3

    Fund Holder

    3

    Teacher

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Sommers in 1921

    Farm Hands

    17

    Clerks

    12

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    12

    General Farmers

    10

    Semiskilled Machine Shop And Related Occupations

    10

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