Origins of the Paull surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 5West Midlands 10East 20London 152South East 95South West 237South Wales 12Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Paulls lived in south-west

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    2,100 Paull Travel & migration records
    10,000 Paulls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Paull

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    What are the most common Paull first names?

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    Common jobs for Paulls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Paulls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    48

    Living On Own Means

    47

    General Servant Domestic

    26

    Housekeeper

    24

    Tailoress

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Paulls in 1921

    Tin Miner

    86

    Farmer

    73

    Copper Miner

    58

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    Carpenter

    29

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