Origins of the Underhill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 37Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 44East Midlands 51West Midlands 437East 81London 321South East 224South West 302South Wales 25Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Underhills lived in west-midlands

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    3,600 Underhill Travel & migration records
    22,000 Underhills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Underhill

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    What are the most common Underhill first names?

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    Common jobs for Underhills

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

    Common female occupations for Underhills in 1921

    Dressmaker

    101

    Nurse

    82

    Laundress

    73

    General Servant Domestic

    61

    General Servant

    45

    Common male occupations for Underhills in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    101

    Carpenter

    73

    Farm Labourer

    70

    Bricklayer

    60

    General Labourer

    57

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