Origins of the Kill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 5West Midlands 16East 15London 68South East 105South West 15South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kills lived in south-east

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    620 Kill Travel & migration records
    3,200 Kills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kill

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    What are the most common Kill first names?

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    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Man with milk churns and census card collage
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    Common jobs for Kills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kills in 1921

    Laundress

    24

    Lab

    23

    Servant

    14

    Dressmaker

    11

    House Servant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Kills in 1921

    Lab

    29

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    General Labourer

    17

    Carpenter

    9

    Carman

    8

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