Origins of the Stell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 17Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 307East Midlands 29West Midlands 20East 23London 161South East 34South West 6South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stells lived in yorkshire

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    910 Stell Travel & migration records
    5,800 Stells found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Stells

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    Commmon female occupations for Stells in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    35

    Worsted Spinner

    24

    Worsted Weaver

    24

    Dressmaker

    22

    House Keeper

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Stells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Farm Labourer

    20

    Cotton Weaver

    19

    Joiner

    19

    Butcher

    17

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