Origins of the Symons surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 73North West 34Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 122East Midlands 24West Midlands 64East 167London 746South East 297South West 1259South Wales 58Mid Wales 13West Wales 1North Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Symonses lived in south-west

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    7,400 Symons Travel & migration records
    42,000 Symonses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Symons

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    956th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Symons surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Symons first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Symonses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Symonses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    247

    Living On Own Means

    129

    Domestic Servant

    112

    General Servant Domestic

    108

    Laundress

    102

    Commmon male occupations for Symonses in 1921

    Farmer

    222

    Carpenter

    194

    Tailor

    137

    Agricultural Labourer

    127

    Tin Miner

    116

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