Origins of the Liley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 9Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 205East Midlands 31West Midlands 5East 27London 62South East 47South West 31South Wales 1Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lileys lived in yorkshire

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    540 Liley Travel & migration records
    4,700 Lileys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Liley

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    What are the most common Liley first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Lileys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lileys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Servant

    10

    At Home

    9

    Laundress

    9

    U

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Lileys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    23

    General Labourer

    17

    Currier

    15

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Coal Miner Hewer

    13

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