Origins of the Nilsson surname

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    In 1921, most Nilssons lived in london

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    21,000 Nilsson Travel & migration records
    470 Nilssons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Nilsson

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    Who were Nilssons most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Nilsson first names?

    Nils

    Anders

    Anna

    Maria

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    Common jobs for Nilssons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Nilssons in 1921

    Tailoress

    4

    Cook

    3

    Able Seaman

    2

    Domestic Servant

    2

    General Servant Domestic

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Nilssons in 1921

    Able Seaman

    60

    Farmer

    50

    Fiskar

    19

    Ordinary Seaman

    14

    Fireman

    13

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