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Origins of the Skilling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 9Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 4East Midlands 3West Midlands 1East 18London 70South East 40South West 4South WalesMid Wales 14West Wales 1North Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Skillings lived in london

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    740 Skilling Travel & migration records
    2,700 Skillings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skilling

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    What are the most common Skilling first names?

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    Common jobs for Skillings

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

    Common female occupations for Skillings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    9

    Cotton Weaver

    8

    Housekeeper

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Common male occupations for Skillings in 1921

    Greaser

    25

    Blacksmith

    24

    Coal Miner

    16

    Cotton Weaver

    12

    Fireman

    12

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