Origins of the Woolly surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 6West Midlands 13East 1London 12South East 4South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woollys lived in west-midlands

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    160 Woolly Travel & migration records
    1,400 Woollys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Woolly

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    What are the most common Woolly first names?

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    Common jobs for Woollys

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

    Common female occupations for Woollys in 1921

    Laundress

    9

    House Keeper

    7

    Cotton Weaver

    6

    Farmers Daughter

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Common male occupations for Woollys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Carter

    9

    Coal Miner

    8

    Shoe Maker

    7

    Farmer

    6

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