Origins of the Pile surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 39North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 31West Midlands 21East 66London 315South East 236South West 301South Wales 19Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Piles lived in london

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    1,600 Pile Travel & migration records
    14,000 Piles found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Pile first names?

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    Common jobs for Piles

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    Commmon female occupations for Piles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    66

    Lace Maker

    42

    Laundress

    42

    House Servant

    37

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Commmon male occupations for Piles in 1921

    Farmer

    110

    Agricultural Labourer

    72

    Carpenter

    56

    Tailor

    52

    Farm Labourer

    50

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