Origins of the Payler surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 18West Midlands 5East 3London 17South East 15South West 8South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Paylers lived in yorkshire

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    82 Payler Travel & migration records
    850 Paylers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Payler

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    What are the most common Payler first names?

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    Common jobs for Paylers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Paylers in 1921

    Milliner

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    Domestic Servant

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Cook Domestic

    2

    Frame Lace Runner

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Paylers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Clerk

    6

    Commercial Clerk

    6

    Baker

    5

    Messenger

    3

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