Origins of the Elias surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 3West Midlands 12East 12London 106South East 40South West 578South Wales 64Mid Wales 164West WalesNorth Wales 95Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Eliases lived in south-west

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    2,700 Elias Travel & migration records
    10,000 Eliases found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Elias

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    Common jobs for Eliases

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    Commmon female occupations for Eliases in 1921

    Dressmaker

    53

    House Servant

    32

    General Servant

    26

    Living On Own Means

    22

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Eliases in 1921

    Coal Miner

    84

    Farmer

    60

    Tailor

    51

    Coal Miner Hewer

    31

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

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