Origins of the Haile surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 92Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 6West Midlands 8East 3London 72South East 44South West 98South Wales 34Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hailes lived in south-west

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    490 Haile Travel & migration records
    2,900 Hailes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Haile

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    What are the most common Haile first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hailes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hailes in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Dressmaker

    12

    Laundress

    9

    Widow

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Hailes in 1921

    Iron Ore Miner

    20

    Coal Miner

    19

    Farm Hands

    14

    Farmer

    14

    Yeoman

    14

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