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Origins of the Ayles surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 8West Midlands 5East 13London 137South East 148South West 106South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ayleses lived in south-east

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    770 Ayles Travel & migration records
    4,700 Ayleses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ayles

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    What are the most common Ayles first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Ayleses

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

    Common female occupations for Ayleses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Living On Own Means

    15

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Glover

    14

    General Servant

    13

    Common male occupations for Ayleses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

    Farmer

    23

    Tailor

    20

    Boatswain

    19

    Carpenter

    15

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