Origins of the Boyland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 10West Midlands 1East 8London 33South East 76South West 74South Wales 34Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Boylands lived in south-east

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    1,200 Boyland Travel & migration records
    3,000 Boylands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Boyland

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    What are the most common Boyland first names?

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    Common jobs for Boylands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Boylands in 1921

    Laundress

    10

    Silk Weaver

    10

    Housekeeper

    9

    Cook Domestic

    7

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Boylands in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Shipwright

    15

    Farm Labourer

    14

    Joiner

    13

    Carpenter

    11

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