Origins of the Sumpter surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 22Isle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 137West Midlands 16East 54London 175South East 49South West 10South Wales 1Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sumpters lived in london

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    410 Sumpter Travel & migration records
    5,200 Sumpters found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Sumpters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sumpters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Laundress

    24

    Domestic Servant

    19

    House Servant

    14

    Shoe Machinist

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Sumpters in 1921

    Bricklayer

    53

    Stone Mason

    21

    Mason

    20

    Carpenter

    18

    Gardener

    18

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