Origins of the Neill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 75North West 83Isle of ManYorkshire 93East Midlands 17West Midlands 42East 63London 408South East 150South West 59South Wales 22Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Neills lived in london

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    Common jobs for Neills

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    Commmon female occupations for Neills in 1921

    Dressmaker

    141

    None

    89

    Domestic Servant

    75

    Housekeeper

    67

    Laundress

    64

    Commmon male occupations for Neills in 1921

    General Labourer

    177

    Tailor

    123

    Coal Miner

    96

    Dock Labourer

    95

    Joiner

    74

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