Origins of the Coull surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 49North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 2West Midlands 2East 9London 25South East 17South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coulls lived in north-east

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    1,800 Coull Travel & migration records
    6,700 Coulls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Coull

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    We have for the Coull surname. The oldest one dates back to 1844.

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    What are the most common Coull first names?

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    Margaret

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Coulls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Coulls in 1921

    Fishermans Wife

    121

    Domestic Servant

    46

    Fisherman's Wife

    40

    Servant

    37

    Dressmaker

    28

    Commmon male occupations for Coulls in 1921

    Fisherman

    742

    Seaman

    46

    Whitefisher

    39

    Farm Servant

    34

    White Fisher

    28

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