Origins of the Averill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 12West Midlands 148East 7London 33South East 9South West 17South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Averills lived in west-midlands

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    840 Averill Travel & migration records
    3,000 Averills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Averill

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    What are the most common Averill first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Averills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Averills in 1921

    Farmers Wife

    10

    Drinking

    9

    Living On Own Means

    9

    Millworker

    8

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Averills in 1921

    Farmer

    53

    Tailor

    21

    Farmers Son

    15

    Stockingmaker

    15

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

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