Origins of the Lisle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 290North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 154East Midlands 9West Midlands 50East 28London 103South East 83South West 36South Wales 27Mid Wales 1West Wales 1North Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lisles lived in north-east

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    1,000 Lisle Travel & migration records
    8,700 Lisles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lisle

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    What are the most common Lisle first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Lisles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lisles in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    29

    Dressmaker

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Annuitant

    19

    Housekeeper

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Lisles in 1921

    Fisherman

    55

    Joiner

    32

    Iron Moulder

    31

    General Labourer

    27

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

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