Origins of the Iley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 197North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 37East Midlands 7West Midlands 8East 1London 19South East 8South West 26South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ileys lived in north-east

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    170 Iley Travel & migration records
    3,300 Ileys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Iley

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    What are the most common Iley first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Ileys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ileys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Dressmaker

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    House Servant

    6

    Trimmer

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Ileys in 1921

    Coal Miner Hewer

    28

    Coal Miner

    27

    General Labourer

    13

    Tailor

    13

    Limestone Quarryman

    12

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