Origins of the Giles surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 302North West 118Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 624East Midlands 178West Midlands 571East 716London 2682South East 1431South West 513South Wales 345Mid Wales 16West Wales 3North Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gileses lived in london

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    16,000 Giles Travel & migration records
    110,000 Gileses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Giles

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    356th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Giles first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Gileses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gileses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    515

    Laundress

    433

    General Servant Domestic

    332

    Domestic Servant

    331

    Living On Own Means

    253

    Commmon male occupations for Gileses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    671

    General Labourer

    500

    Carpenter

    456

    Farm Labourer

    386

    Farmer

    264

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