Origins of the Brownbill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 21Isle of ManYorkshire 41East Midlands 20West MidlandsEast 5London 335South East 5South West 4South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brownbills lived in london

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    340 Brownbill Travel & migration records
    3,400 Brownbills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brownbill

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    What are the most common Brownbill first names?

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    Common jobs for Brownbills

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

    Common female occupations for Brownbills in 1921

    Laundress

    20

    Dressmaker

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Charwoman

    8

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Common male occupations for Brownbills in 1921

    Carter

    23

    Coal Miner

    21

    Joiner

    16

    Watch Maker

    15

    Watchmaker

    15

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