Origins of the Millis surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 30East Midlands 23West Midlands 26East 30London 154South East 130South West 9South Wales 1Mid Wales 2West Wales 5North Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Millises lived in london

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    560 Millis Travel & migration records
    3,800 Millises found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Millis

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    What are the most common Millis first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Millises

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

    Commmon female occupations for Millises in 1921

    Laundress

    28

    Dressmaker

    23

    Domestic Servant

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    House Keeper

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Millises in 1921

    General Labourer

    21

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

    Tinplate Worker

    15

    Carpenter

    14

    Porter

    11

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