Origins of the Lyle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 31North West 17Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 36East Midlands 9West Midlands 12East 33London 149South East 82South West 90South Wales 19Mid Wales 1West Wales 1North Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lyles lived in london

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    5,800 Lyle Travel & migration records
    11,000 Lyles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lyle

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    What are the most common Lyle first names?

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    Common jobs for Lyles

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    Commmon female occupations for Lyles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    57

    None

    38

    Living On Own Means

    31

    House Keeper

    28

    Housekeeper

    28

    Commmon male occupations for Lyles in 1921

    Coal Miner

    77

    Farmer

    59

    Weaver

    48

    Fisherman

    45

    Tailor

    42

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