Origins of the Foyle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 9Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 35East Midlands 9West Midlands 36East 29London 138South East 138South West 146South Wales 8Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Foyles lived in south-west

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    840 Foyle Travel & migration records
    6,300 Foyles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Foyle

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    Common jobs for Foyles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Foyles in 1921

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    44

    Dressmaker

    37

    Laundress

    30

    Lab

    22

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Foyles in 1921

    Carpenter

    42

    Agricultural Labourer

    41

    Tailor

    28

    Farm Labourer

    27

    Shepherd

    25

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