Origins of the Cavill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 217East Midlands 24West Midlands 10East 68London 202South East 60South West 176South Wales 38Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cavills lived in yorkshire

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    650 Cavill Travel & migration records
    9,300 Cavills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cavill

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    What are the most common Cavill first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Cavills

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    Commmon female occupations for Cavills in 1921

    Laundress

    45

    Dressmaker

    43

    Tailoress

    31

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Cavills in 1921

    Coal Miner

    59

    Farmer

    37

    General Labourer

    35

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    Carpenter

    28

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