Origins of the Hoyle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 97North West 152Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 2905East Midlands 103West Midlands 42East 38London 3334South East 83South West 137South Wales 9Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hoyles lived in london

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    6,900 Hoyle Travel & migration records
    63,000 Hoyles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hoyle

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    817th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Hoyle surname. The oldest one dates back to .

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    What are the most common Hoyle first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hoyles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hoyles in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    856

    Woollen Weaver

    214

    Dressmaker

    201

    Weaver

    177

    Weaver Cotton

    154

    Commmon male occupations for Hoyles in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    426

    Coal Miner

    219

    Woollen Weaver

    171

    Farmer

    162

    Cotton Spinner

    139

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