Origins of the Summerill surname

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    In 1921, most Summerills lived in south-west

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    150 Summerill Travel & migration records
    1,800 Summerills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Summerill

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    What are the most common Summerill first names?

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Summerills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Summerills in 1921

    Laundress

    11

    None

    9

    Cotton Weaver

    7

    Stay Maker

    7

    Dressmaker

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Summerills in 1921

    Coal Miner

    49

    Coal Miner Hewer

    18

    Boot Maker

    12

    Coalminer

    9

    Bootmaker

    6

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