Origins of the Billson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 190West Midlands 43East 30London 128South East 66South West 5South WalesMid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Billsons lived in east-midlands

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    710 Billson Travel & migration records
    5,000 Billsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Billson

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    What are the most common Billson first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Billsons

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

    Common female occupations for Billsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    Widow

    16

    Laundress

    14

    Housekeeper

    12

    Milliner

    11

    Common male occupations for Billsons in 1921

    Blacksmith

    29

    Butcher

    20

    General Labourer

    15

    Coal Merchant

    13

    Gentleman

    13

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