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Origins of the Shilling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 10West Midlands 3East 51London 191South East 389South West 15South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shillings lived in south-east

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    1,000 Shilling Travel & migration records
    6,800 Shillings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shilling

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    What are the most common Shilling first names?

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Shillings

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

    Common female occupations for Shillings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    35

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Charwoman

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    General Servant

    15

    Common male occupations for Shillings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    73

    Mariner

    35

    Farm Labourer

    32

    Brickfield Labourer

    28

    General Labourer

    27

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