Origins of the Argyle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 36North West 32Isle of ManYorkshire 73East Midlands 77West Midlands 81East 26London 58South East 24South West 3South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Argyles lived in west-midlands

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    620 Argyle Travel & migration records
    5,100 Argyles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Argyle

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    Common jobs for Argyles

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

    Common female occupations for Argyles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Laundress

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    General Servant

    9

    Common male occupations for Argyles in 1921

    Coal Miner

    49

    Coal Miner Hewer

    21

    Farm Labourer

    20

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Bricklayer

    16

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