Origins of the Bills surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 11Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 85East Midlands 107West Midlands 178East 51London 123South East 124South West 16South Wales 27Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Billses lived in west-midlands

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    1,000 Bills Travel & migration records
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    Interesting facts about Bills

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    What are the most common Bills first names?

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    Common jobs for Billses

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

    Common female occupations for Billses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    32

    Dressmaker

    25

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Laundress

    24

    Nail Maker

    21

    Common male occupations for Billses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    63

    Agricultural Labourer

    44

    General Labourer

    34

    Chain Maker

    27

    Farm Labourer

    27

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