Origins of the Toomey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 20East Midlands 17West Midlands 14East 37London 399South East 147South West 58South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Toomeys lived in london

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    9,100 Toomey Travel & migration records
    5,500 Toomeys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Toomey

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    What are the most common Toomey first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Toomeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Toomeys in 1921

    Laundress

    31

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Charwoman

    19

    Servant

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Toomeys in 1921

    General Labourer

    48

    Bricklayer

    29

    Tailor

    27

    Dock Labourer

    21

    Carman

    19

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