Origins of the Pilling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 29North West 132Isle of Man 14Yorkshire 735East Midlands 29West Midlands 34East 14London 3096South East 39South West 13South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pillings lived in london

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    Interesting facts about Pilling

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    What are the most common Pilling first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Pillings

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    Common female occupations for Pillings in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    590

    Weaver Cotton

    172

    Weaver

    130

    Dressmaker

    92

    Cotton Winder

    90

    Common male occupations for Pillings in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    336

    Coal Miner

    280

    Carter

    106

    Weaver Cotton

    103

    Weaver

    100

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