Origins of the Sayle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 130Isle of Man 290Yorkshire 12East Midlands 4West Midlands 4East 8London 192South East 18South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sayles lived in isle-of-man

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    860 Sayle Travel & migration records
    6,000 Sayles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sayle

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    Common jobs for Sayles

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    Common female occupations for Sayles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    62

    House Servant

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    25

    Servant

    19

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Common male occupations for Sayles in 1921

    Fisherman

    56

    Able Seaman

    47

    Mariner

    42

    Farmer

    37

    Plasterer

    34

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