Origins of the Milling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 29North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 6West Midlands 10East 1London 53South East 9South West 12South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Millings lived in london

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    660 Milling Travel & migration records
    2,400 Millings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Milling

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    What are the most common Milling first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Millings

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

    Common female occupations for Millings in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Living On Own Means

    8

    House Keeper

    7

    General Servant

    6

    Common male occupations for Millings in 1921

    Coal Miner

    38

    Painter

    9

    Farmer

    8

    Cotton Weaver

    7

    General Labourer

    7

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