Origins of the Gile surname

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    In 1921, most Giles lived in northern-ireland

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    610 Gile Travel & migration records
    2,000 Giles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gile

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    What are the most common Gile first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Giles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Giles in 1921

    House Servant

    19

    Dressmaker

    16

    Servant

    12

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Giles in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

    Coal Miner

    16

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    12

    Stone Mason

    11

    Carpenter

    10

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