Origins of the Jillings surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 20East Midlands 3West Midlands 16East 60London 33South East 24South West 9South Wales 11Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jillingses lived in east

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    140 Jillings Travel & migration records
    2,000 Jillingses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Jillings

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    What are the most common Jillings first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Jillingses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Jillingses in 1921

    Farmer

    16

    Dressmaker

    6

    Housekeeper

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Farmers Wife

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Jillingses in 1921

    Farmer

    56

    Farmers Son

    9

    Fisherman

    8

    General Labourer

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

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