Origins of the Villis surname

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    In 1921, most Villises lived in south-west

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    58 Villis Travel & migration records
    1,200 Villises found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Villis

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    What are the most common Villis first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Villises

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

    Commmon female occupations for Villises in 1921

    General Servant

    4

    Labourers Wife

    4

    Domestic Servant

    3

    None

    3

    Servant Domestic

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Villises in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Farm Labourer

    11

    Laborer

    9

    General Labourer

    8

    Farmer

    6

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