Origins of the Syms surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 13East MidlandsWest Midlands 8East 25London 124South East 59South West 70South WalesMid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Symses lived in london

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    750 Syms Travel & migration records
    4,700 Symses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Syms

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    What are the most common Syms first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Symses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Symses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    Laundress

    12

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Symses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Carpenter

    25

    Solicitor

    25

    Butcher

    19

    Lighterman

    19

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