Origins of the Illingworth surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 105North West 58Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 2580East Midlands 17West Midlands 11East 23London 542South East 52South West 7South WalesMid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Illingworths lived in yorkshire

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    3,800 Illingworth Travel & migration records
    32,000 Illingworths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Illingworth

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    Common jobs for Illingworths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Illingworths in 1921

    Worsted Weaver

    169

    Worsted Spinner

    164

    Dressmaker

    152

    Cotton Weaver

    87

    Woollen Weaver

    73

    Commmon male occupations for Illingworths in 1921

    Coal Miner

    160

    Joiner

    134

    Worsted Spinner

    99

    Farmer

    97

    Stone Mason

    96

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