Origins of the Timm surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 44East Midlands 8West Midlands 3East 8London 26South East 5South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Timms lived in yorkshire

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    580 Timm Travel & migration records
    1,800 Timms found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Timm

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    What are the most common Timm first names?

    William

    John

    Mary

    Anna

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    Common jobs for Timms

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

    Commmon female occupations for Timms in 1921

    Cutler

    9

    Waterman

    8

    File Cutter

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Bone Cutter

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Timms in 1921

    File Cutter

    27

    Cutler

    18

    Bone Cutter

    16

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    16

    Farm Hands

    15

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