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Origins of the Lilly surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 42North West 25Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 62East Midlands 58West Midlands 150East 124London 293South East 120South West 66South Wales 25Mid Wales 8West Wales 2North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lillys lived in london

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    4,500 Lilly Travel & migration records
    16,000 Lillys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lilly

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    What are the most common Lilly first names?

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    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Lillys

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

    Common female occupations for Lillys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    74

    Laundress

    49

    Domestic Servant

    40

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Charwoman

    29

    Common male occupations for Lillys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    108

    Coal Miner

    85

    Carpenter

    56

    General Labourer

    49

    Mariner

    47

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