Origins of the Tills surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 2West MidlandsEast 41London 15South East 9South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tillses lived in east

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    140 Tills Travel & migration records
    1,200 Tillses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tills

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    What are the most common Tills first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Tillses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tillses in 1921

    Laundress

    11

    Dressmaker

    6

    General Servant

    4

    Cook Domestic

    3

    Servant Domestic

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Tillses in 1921

    Cordwainer

    20

    Blacksmith

    18

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Carpenter

    9

    Farmer

    6

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