Origins of the De Ville surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 53East Midlands 38West Midlands 155East 41London 115South East 46South West 24South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most De Villes lived in west-midlands

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    480 De Ville Travel & migration records
    3,300 De Villes found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for De villes

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    Commmon female occupations for De villes in 1921

    General Servant

    12

    Charwoman

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Housewife

    5

    Laundress

    5

    Commmon male occupations for De villes in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    20

    General Labourer

    15

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    Farmer

    14

    Coachman

    9

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