Origins of the Lyall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 218North West 49Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 38East Midlands 37West Midlands 17East 18London 153South East 74South West 10South Wales 8Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lyalls lived in north-east

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    3,700 Lyall Travel & migration records
    15,000 Lyalls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lyall

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    What are the most common Lyall first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Lyalls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lyalls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    87

    Living On Own Means

    66

    Domestic Servant

    63

    Annuitant

    53

    F S

    49

    Commmon male occupations for Lyalls in 1921

    Fisherman

    189

    Mason

    68

    Joiner

    63

    Farm Servant

    53

    Farmer

    53

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