Origins of the Hiles surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 42North West 40Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 152East Midlands 40West Midlands 53East 39London 184South East 61South West 62South Wales 23Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hileses lived in london

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    820 Hiles Travel & migration records
    7,800 Hileses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hiles

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    What are the most common Hiles first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hileses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hileses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    Laundress

    25

    Domestic Servant

    23

    House Servant

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Hileses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    65

    General Labourer

    33

    Farmer

    22

    Miller

    22

    Blacksmith

    15

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