Origins of the Appleby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1293North West 47Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 533East Midlands 202West Midlands 615East 286London 814South East 312South West 127South Wales 58Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Applebys lived in north-east

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    5,700 Appleby Travel & migration records
    53,000 Applebys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Appleby

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    864th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Appleby surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Appleby first names?

    John

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Applebys

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

    Common female occupations for Applebys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    214

    Domestic Servant

    126

    General Servant Domestic

    112

    Laundress

    101

    General Servant

    90

    Common male occupations for Applebys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    274

    Agricultural Labourer

    211

    General Labourer

    169

    Farmer

    132

    Coal Miner Hewer

    124

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