Origins of the Worby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 5West Midlands 3East 51London 118South East 22South WestSouth Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Worbys lived in london

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    210 Worby Travel & migration records
    2,600 Worbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Worby

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    What are the most common Worby first names?

    William

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Worbys

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

    Common female occupations for Worbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    Laundress

    11

    Bricklayer

    9

    Straw Plaiter

    7

    Cook Domestic

    5

    Common male occupations for Worbys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Bricklayer

    17

    Farm Labourer

    16

    General Labourer

    11

    Blacksmith

    10

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