Origins of the Cockrill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 28East Midlands 19West Midlands 58East 59London 55South East 27South West 3South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cockrills lived in east

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    270 Cockrill Travel & migration records
    3,300 Cockrills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cockrill

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    What are the most common Cockrill first names?

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    Common jobs for Cockrills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cockrills in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    16

    House Servant

    13

    Dressmaker

    10

    Laundress

    10

    Farmer

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Cockrills in 1921

    Farmer

    25

    Butcher

    13

    Carpenter

    11

    Cotton Weaver

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

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