Origins of the Cullis surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 26West Midlands 50East 18London 51South East 65South West 98South Wales 64Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cullises lived in south-west

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    960 Cullis Travel & migration records
    5,100 Cullises found in all Census records

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    Winifred

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    Common jobs for Cullises

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cullises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Domestic Servant

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Servant

    13

    Cook Domestic

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Cullises in 1921

    General Labourer

    25

    Stone Mason

    22

    Carpenter

    20

    Brick Maker

    16

    Coal Miner

    15

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