Origins of the Idle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 37North West 18Isle of ManYorkshire 266East Midlands 8West Midlands 2East 10London 56South East 69South West 5South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Idles lived in yorkshire

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    430 Idle Travel & migration records
    4,300 Idles found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Idle first names?

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    Common jobs for Idles

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    Commmon female occupations for Idles in 1921

    Laundress

    15

    Dressmaker

    13

    House Servant

    12

    Woollen Weaver

    10

    Cloth Weaver

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Idles in 1921

    Coal Miner

    30

    Farmer

    19

    Joiner

    17

    Coal Miner Hewer

    13

    Shoemaker

    13

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