Origins of the Sims surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 135North West 186Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 389East Midlands 563West Midlands 535East 630London 2324South East 1225South West 869South Wales 392Mid Wales 42West Wales 10North Wales 25Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Simses lived in london

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    12,000 Sims Travel & migration records
    97,000 Simses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sims

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    458th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Sims surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Sims first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Simses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Simses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    445

    Laundress

    307

    General Servant Domestic

    246

    Domestic Servant

    231

    Servant

    188

    Commmon male occupations for Simses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    508

    General Labourer

    395

    Farm Hands

    322

    Carpenter

    303

    Coal Miner

    302

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