Origins of the Edis surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 37East Midlands 89West Midlands 76East 22London 87South East 87South West 11South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Edises lived in east-midlands

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    420 Edis Travel & migration records
    4,300 Edises found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Edis first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Edises

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

    Commmon female occupations for Edises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    House Servant

    14

    Living On Own Means

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Governess

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Edises in 1921

    Assistant Basketman

    67

    Butcher

    46

    Basketman

    33

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Carpenter

    15

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