Origins of the Smiles surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 389North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 37East Midlands 1West Midlands 6East 45London 128South East 30South West 24South WalesMid Wales 11West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Smileses lived in north-east

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    780 Smiles Travel & migration records
    6,100 Smileses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Smiles

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    Common jobs for Smileses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Smileses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Dressmaker

    15

    House Keeper

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Housekeeper

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Smileses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    64

    Blacksmith

    24

    Cooper

    23

    Brick Maker

    22

    Coal Miner Hewer

    17

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