Origins of the Worboys surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 48East Midlands 29West Midlands 9East 169London 236South East 54South West 3South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Worboyses lived in london

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    380 Worboys Travel & migration records
    5,500 Worboyses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Worboys first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Worboyses

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    Common female occupations for Worboyses in 1921

    Straw Hat Finisher

    31

    Straw Hat Machinist

    29

    Straw Plaiter

    19

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Dressmaker

    15

    Common male occupations for Worboyses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    66

    Straw Hat Blocker

    31

    Carpenter

    30

    Farm Labourer

    30

    General Labourer

    23

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