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Origins of the Tomes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 8West Midlands 80East 26London 134South East 46South West 38South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tomeses lived in london

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    790 Tomes Travel & migration records
    5,400 Tomeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tomes

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    What are the most common Tomes first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Tomeses

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

    Common female occupations for Tomeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    41

    Laundress

    18

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Drapers Assistant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Common male occupations for Tomeses in 1921

    Stone Mason

    114

    Farm Labourer

    32

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Stonemason

    20

    General Labourer

    19

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