Origins of the Sell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 5Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 18East Midlands 18West Midlands 22East 190London 315South East 128South West 29South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sells lived in london

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    1,300 Sell Travel & migration records
    9,800 Sells found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Sell first names?

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    Common jobs for Sells

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

    Common female occupations for Sells in 1921

    Laundress

    47

    Dressmaker

    37

    Domestic Servant

    35

    General Servant

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    26

    Common male occupations for Sells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    110

    Farm Labourer

    51

    General Labourer

    49

    Carpenter

    38

    Carman

    37

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