Origins of the Tomas surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 56Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 14East Midlands 67West Midlands 24East 7London 104South East 11South West 12South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tomases lived in london

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    640 Tomas Travel & migration records
    1,400 Tomases found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tomas

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    What are the most common Tomas first names?

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    Maria

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    Common jobs for Tomases

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tomases in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Servant

    5

    House Keeper

    4

    Butcher

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Tomases in 1921

    Carpenter

    9

    Coal Miner

    8

    Farm Hands

    7

    Painter

    6

    Farmer

    5

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