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Origins of the Carlyle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 70North West 109Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 38East Midlands 29West Midlands 10East 5London 58South East 10South West 27South Wales 10Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Carlyles lived in north-west

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    2,200 Carlyle Travel & migration records
    6,800 Carlyles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Carlyle

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    Mary

    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Carlyles

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

    Common female occupations for Carlyles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    43

    Domestic Servant

    29

    Living On Own Means

    20

    Annuitant

    17

    Housekeeper

    16

    Common male occupations for Carlyles in 1921

    Tailor

    32

    Draper

    29

    Farmer

    26

    Joiner

    26

    Carter

    20

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