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Origins of the Lill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 12Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 106East Midlands 222West Midlands 23East 40London 130South East 57South West 7South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lills lived in east-midlands

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    800 Lill Travel & migration records
    5,800 Lills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lill

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    What are the most common Lill first names?

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    Common jobs for Lills

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

    Common female occupations for Lills in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Laundress

    19

    Housekeeper

    16

    Servant

    15

    Dressmaker

    12

    Common male occupations for Lills in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    Farmer

    34

    Farm Labourer

    29

    Bricklayer

    21

    General Labourer

    21

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