Origins of the Cockerill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 113North West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 269East Midlands 244West Midlands 223East 61London 168South East 57South West 6South Wales 1Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cockerills lived in yorkshire

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    950 Cockerill Travel & migration records
    15,000 Cockerills found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Cockerills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cockerills in 1921

    Dressmaker

    67

    General Servant Domestic

    43

    Domestic Servant

    39

    Cotton Weaver

    38

    Laundress

    37

    Commmon male occupations for Cockerills in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    88

    Farm Labourer

    85

    Farmer

    79

    Butcher

    66

    General Labourer

    58

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