Origins of the Ackerley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 277Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 29East Midlands 9West Midlands 25EastLondon 231South East 15South West 2South WalesMid Wales 5West Wales 5North Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ackerleys lived in north-west

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    620 Ackerley Travel & migration records
    5,000 Ackerleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ackerleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ackerleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    25

    Domestic Servant

    13

    General Servant

    12

    Cotton Weaver

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Ackerleys in 1921

    General Labourer

    21

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Carter

    20

    Farm Labourer

    18

    Farmer

    18

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