Origins of the Stiles surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 33East Midlands 41West Midlands 64East 126London 482South East 228South West 109South Wales 14Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stileses lived in london

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    3,800 Stiles Travel & migration records
    17,000 Stileses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Stiles

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    What are the most common Stiles first names?

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    Common jobs for Stileses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stileses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    78

    Laundress

    63

    General Servant Domestic

    36

    Widow

    33

    House Servant

    32

    Commmon male occupations for Stileses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    81

    Carpenter

    80

    Bricklayer

    66

    General Labourer

    56

    Butcher

    52

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