Origins of the Iles surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 31Isle of ManYorkshire 142East Midlands 24West Midlands 130East 85London 369South East 305South West 927South Wales 90Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ileses lived in south-west

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    2,200 Iles Travel & migration records
    23,000 Ileses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Iles

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    What are the most common Iles first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Ileses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ileses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    79

    Laundress

    67

    General Servant Domestic

    51

    Tailoress

    51

    Domestic Servant

    49

    Commmon male occupations for Ileses in 1921

    General Labourer

    129

    Carpenter

    105

    Agricultural Labourer

    101

    Coal Miner

    69

    Farmer

    67

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