Origins of the Joel surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 151East Midlands 16West Midlands 3East 52London 349South East 54South West 25South WalesMid Wales 13West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Joels lived in london

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    1,600 Joel Travel & migration records
    7,000 Joels found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Joel

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    What are the most common Joel first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Joels

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    Commmon female occupations for Joels in 1921

    Dressmaker

    46

    Laundress

    23

    Tailoress

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Housekeeper

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Joels in 1921

    General Labourer

    34

    Gardener

    21

    Fishmonger

    20

    Farrier

    17

    Fruiterer

    17

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