Origins of the Toplis surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 29Isle of ManYorkshire 67East Midlands 169West Midlands 37East 11London 82South East 15South West 15South Wales 13Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Toplises lived in east-midlands

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    Common jobs for Toplises

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    Commmon female occupations for Toplises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    Living On Own Means

    16

    Housekeeper

    12

    General Servant

    11

    House Keeper

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Toplises in 1921

    Coal Miner

    61

    Coal Miner Hewer

    27

    Tailor

    21

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

    Blacksmith

    19

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