Origins of the Addy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 1136East Midlands 32West Midlands 6East 35London 231South East 128South West 17South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Addys lived in yorkshire

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    1,700 Addy Travel & migration records
    13,000 Addys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Addy first names?

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    Common jobs for Addys

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    Common female occupations for Addys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    35

    General Servant Domestic

    35

    Cotton Weaver

    31

    Domestic Servant

    27

    House Servant

    27

    Common male occupations for Addys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    93

    Agricultural Labourer

    76

    Farm Labourer

    44

    Farmer

    43

    General Labourer

    42

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