Origins of the Follis surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 10East MidlandsWest Midlands 32EastLondon 19South East 5South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Follises lived in west-midlands

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    730 Follis Travel & migration records
    950 Follises found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Follis

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Follises

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

    Commmon female occupations for Follises in 1921

    Laundress

    4

    Chain Maker

    3

    None

    3

    Assistant

    2

    Cook

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Follises in 1921

    Jeweller

    19

    Farm Hands

    9

    Miner

    4

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    4

    Smith

    4

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