Origins of the Inglis surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 128North West 30Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 55East Midlands 23West Midlands 27East 64London 225South East 98South West 29South Wales 3Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Inglises lived in london

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    10,000 Inglis Travel & migration records
    36,000 Inglises found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Inglises

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

    Common female occupations for Inglises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    235

    Domestic Servant

    153

    F S

    144

    Housekeeper

    142

    Annuitant

    116

    Common male occupations for Inglises in 1921

    Coal Miner

    194

    Joiner

    184

    Mason

    167

    Weaver

    148

    Farmer

    131

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