Origins of the Toms surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 23Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 22East Midlands 53West Midlands 61East 151London 581South East 265South West 453South Wales 42Mid Wales 8West Wales 3North Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tomses lived in london

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    3,100 Toms Travel & migration records
    25,000 Tomses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Toms

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    What are the most common Toms first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Tomses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tomses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    144

    Laundress

    84

    General Servant Domestic

    68

    Domestic Servant

    59

    Living On Own Means

    44

    Commmon male occupations for Tomses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    133

    General Labourer

    101

    Fisherman

    88

    Farm Labourer

    85

    Carpenter

    69

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