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Origins of the Ethell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 25East Midlands 5West Midlands 7EastLondon 30South East 36South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ethells lived in south-east

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    140 Ethell Travel & migration records
    1,600 Ethells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ethell

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    What are the most common Ethell first names?

    Thomas

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Ethells

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

    Common female occupations for Ethells in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    At Home

    6

    Dressmaker

    6

    General Servant

    6

    Dress Maker

    5

    Common male occupations for Ethells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Blacksmith

    11

    General Labourer

    7

    Cabinetmaker

    6

    Sawyer

    6

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