Origins of the Polhill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 20East Midlands 14West Midlands 10East 27London 51South East 56South West 1South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Polhills lived in south-east

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    240 Polhill Travel & migration records
    2,000 Polhills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Polhill

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    What are the most common Polhill first names?

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    Common jobs for Polhills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Polhills in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    House Servant

    6

    Milliner

    6

    Housemaid

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Polhills in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

    Upholder

    16

    Gent

    15

    Shipwright

    15

    Butcher

    14

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