Origins of the Fayle surname

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    In 1921, most Fayles lived in isle-of-man

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    540 Fayle Travel & migration records
    1,800 Fayles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fayle

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    What are the most common Fayle first names?

    Thomas

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    Elizabeth

    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Fayles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fayles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Widow

    11

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    General Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Fayles in 1921

    Able Seaman

    44

    2nd Engineer

    37

    Fisherman

    22

    Chief Engineer

    21

    Fireman

    18

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