Origins of the Abbey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 78North West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 300East Midlands 54West Midlands 62East 55London 199South East 96South West 23South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Abbeys lived in yorkshire

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    2,200 Abbey Travel & migration records
    11,000 Abbeys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Abbey

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    What are the most common Abbey first names?

    Bolton

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Abbeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Abbeys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    59

    Living On Own Means

    40

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    House Servant

    27

    General Servant

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Abbeys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    52

    Joiner

    41

    Farmer

    39

    Bricklayer

    37

    General Labourer

    37

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