Origins of the Elliss surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 133East Midlands 11West Midlands 9East 19London 41South East 33South West 14South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ellisses lived in yorkshire

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    210 Elliss Travel & migration records
    8,000 Ellisses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ellisses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ellisses in 1921

    House Servant

    26

    Dressmaker

    23

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Servant

    21

    Charwoman

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Ellisses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    74

    Coal Miner

    46

    Farm Labourer

    34

    General Labourer

    25

    Gardener

    17

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