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Origins of the Skull surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 21West Midlands 1East 12London 89South East 18South West 126South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Skulls lived in south-west

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    220 Skull Travel & migration records
    2,400 Skulls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skull

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    What are the most common Skull first names?

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    Common jobs for Skulls

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

    Common female occupations for Skulls in 1921

    Ag Labourer

    11

    Dressmaker

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Lab

    8

    Female Attendant

    7

    Common male occupations for Skulls in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Farm Labourer

    34

    Ag Labourer

    28

    Agricultural Laborer

    15

    General Labourer

    13

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