Origins of the Vile surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 5East MidlandsWest Midlands 9East 21London 133South East 54South West 185South Wales 14Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Viles lived in south-west

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    420 Vile Travel & migration records
    5,600 Viles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Vile

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    What are the most common Vile first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Viles

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    Commmon female occupations for Viles in 1921

    Glover

    56

    Dressmaker

    43

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Laundress

    14

    Dress Maker

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Viles in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    46

    Carpenter

    42

    Ab

    27

    General Labourer

    23

    Tailor

    17

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