Origins of the Ellen surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 109East Midlands 20West Midlands 48East 55London 377South East 281South West 30South Wales 5Mid Wales 8West Wales 1North Wales 24Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ellens lived in london

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    1,500 Ellen Travel & migration records
    10,000 Ellens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ellen

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    What are the most common Ellen first names?

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    Common jobs for Ellens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ellens in 1921

    House Servant

    43

    Servant

    43

    Dressmaker

    39

    Laundress

    37

    Domestic Servant

    34

    Commmon male occupations for Ellens in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    90

    Fisherman

    58

    Farm Labourer

    38

    ...

    29

    General Labourer

    26

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