Origins of the Eyley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 97West Midlands 83East 3London 10South East 1South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Eyleys lived in east-midlands

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    38 Eyley Travel & migration records
    1,200 Eyleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Eyley

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    What are the most common Eyley first names?

    William

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    Sarah

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Eyleys

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

    Common female occupations for Eyleys in 1921

    Employed At Home

    4

    General Servant (Domestic)

    3

    House Servant

    3

    Lace Hand

    3

    Mothers Help

    3

    Common male occupations for Eyleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    38

    Coal Miner Hewer

    13

    Coalminer

    4

    Carpenter

    3

    Coal Miner Loader

    3

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