Origins of the Selman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 42East Midlands 1West Midlands 54East 7London 92South East 47South West 114South Wales 4Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Selmans lived in south-west

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    760 Selman Travel & migration records
    5,200 Selmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Selman

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    What are the most common Selman first names?

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    Common jobs for Selmans

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

    Common female occupations for Selmans in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    19

    Laundress

    16

    House Servant

    13

    Housemaid Domestic

    13

    Common male occupations for Selmans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    38

    Carpenter

    31

    Tailor

    26

    Yeoman

    25

    Farmer

    23

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