Origins of the Nevill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 19West Midlands 51East 215London 491South East 155South West 16South Wales 5Mid Wales 9West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Nevills lived in london

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    1,700 Nevill Travel & migration records
    10,000 Nevills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Nevill

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    What are the most common Nevill first names?

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    Common jobs for Nevills

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    Commmon female occupations for Nevills in 1921

    Dressmaker

    51

    Living On Own Means

    47

    Laundress

    35

    Charwoman

    32

    General Servant

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Nevills in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    76

    Yeoman

    39

    Butcher

    36

    General Labourer

    34

    Carpenter

    31

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