Origins of the Fell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 151North West 322Isle of Man 22Yorkshire 652East Midlands 317West Midlands 277East 147London 1310South East 233South West 80South Wales 13Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fells lived in london

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    6,300 Fell Travel & migration records
    41,000 Fells found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Fells

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    Commmon female occupations for Fells in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    179

    Dressmaker

    170

    Widow

    92

    Domestic Servant

    91

    General Servant Domestic

    90

    Commmon male occupations for Fells in 1921

    Farmer

    150

    General Labourer

    135

    Yeoman

    125

    Agricultural Labourer

    113

    Coal Miner

    109

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