Origins of the Lois surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 1West Midlands 1EastLondon 3South East 2South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Loises lived in north-east

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    Maria

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    Common jobs for Loises

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    Commmon female occupations for Loises in 1921

    Charwoman

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    Silk Doubler & Drawer

    2

    Assistant Pawnbroker

    1

    Char Woman

    1

    Cook Domestic

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Loises in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    A B Seaman

    1

    Able Seaman

    1

    Boarding House

    1

    Bootmaker

    1

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