Origins of the Berrill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North WestIsle of Man 2Yorkshire 19East Midlands 220West Midlands 31East 22London 61South East 41South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Berrills lived in east-midlands

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    660 Berrill Travel & migration records
    4,400 Berrills found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Berrills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Berrills in 1921

    Lace Maker

    42

    Dressmaker

    30

    Lacemaker

    19

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Berrills in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    49

    Bricklayer

    46

    Mason

    24

    Shoemaker

    18

    General Labourer

    16

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