Origins of the Saville surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 135North West 64Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 1282East Midlands 102West Midlands 41East 379London 601South East 180South West 48South Wales 18Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Savilles lived in yorkshire

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    3,600 Saville Travel & migration records
    28,000 Savilles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Saville

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    What are the most common Saville first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Savilles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Savilles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    101

    General Servant Domestic

    68

    Cotton Weaver

    62

    Domestic Servant

    56

    Charwoman

    54

    Commmon male occupations for Savilles in 1921

    Coal Miner

    163

    Agricultural Labourer

    130

    General Labourer

    83

    Farm Labourer

    52

    Coal Miner Hewer

    42

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