Origins of the Ville surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 19West Midlands 63East 5London 44South East 27South West 13South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Villes lived in west-midlands

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    160 Ville Travel & migration records
    1,400 Villes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ville

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    What are the most common Ville first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Villes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Villes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    5

    General Servant

    5

    Private Means

    5

    Charwoman

    4

    Living On Own Means

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Villes in 1921

    House Painter

    8

    Joiner

    7

    Farmer

    6

    Clerk

    5

    Carpenter

    4

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