Origins of the Joll surname

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    In 1921, most Jolls lived in south-west

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    240 Joll Travel & migration records
    1,400 Jolls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Joll

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    What are the most common Joll first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Jolls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Jolls in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    7

    House Servant

    6

    Dress Maker

    4

    Housekeeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Jolls in 1921

    Tailor

    11

    Stone Mason

    10

    Carpenter

    9

    Master

    9

    Copper Miner

    8

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