Origins of the Tompkins surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 143East Midlands 395West Midlands 148East 314London 612South East 279South West 93South Wales 12Mid Wales 5West Wales 2North Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tompkinses lived in london

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    5,500 Tompkins Travel & migration records
    27,000 Tompkinses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tompkins

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    Common jobs for Tompkinses

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

    Common female occupations for Tompkinses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    150

    Straw Plaiter

    85

    Laundress

    83

    Lace Maker

    68

    Domestic Servant

    57

    Common male occupations for Tompkinses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    187

    General Labourer

    107

    Butcher

    100

    Farm Labourer

    92

    Farmer

    87

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