Origins of the Billings surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 33Isle of ManYorkshire 29East Midlands 123West Midlands 338East 82London 317South East 134South West 48South Wales 8Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Billingses lived in west-midlands

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    3,900 Billings Travel & migration records
    14,000 Billingses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Billings

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    We have for the Billings surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

    Who were Billingses most likely to marry?

    Billings Or Billings
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    What are the most common Billings first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Billingses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Billingses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    62

    General Servant Domestic

    41

    Domestic Servant

    35

    Charwoman

    34

    Laundress

    29

    Commmon male occupations for Billingses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    84

    Bricklayer

    80

    General Labourer

    59

    Farm Hands

    53

    Coal Miner

    42

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