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Origins of the Gyles surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 12West Midlands 15East 7London 71South East 57South West 21South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gyleses lived in london

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    510 Gyles Travel & migration records
    2,200 Gyleses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Gyles first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Gyleses

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    Common female occupations for Gyleses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Widow

    10

    Annuitant

    5

    Baker

    5

    Common male occupations for Gyleses in 1921

    Yeoman

    29

    Type Founder

    22

    Butcher

    21

    Cordwainer

    18

    Gent

    16

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