Origins of the Neild surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 125Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 64East Midlands 11West Midlands 43East 4London 555South East 21South West 10South WalesMid Wales 2West Wales 2North Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Neilds lived in london

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    1,200 Neild Travel & migration records
    7,200 Neilds found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Neilds

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    Commmon female occupations for Neilds in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    77

    Dressmaker

    25

    Living On Own Means

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Laundress

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Neilds in 1921

    Cotton Spinner

    31

    General Labourer

    30

    Carter

    21

    Farmer

    20

    Coal Miner

    17

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