Origins of the Anstey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 9West Midlands 114East 26London 262South East 170South West 191South Wales 30Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ansteys lived in london

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    1,200 Anstey Travel & migration records
    8,900 Ansteys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Anstey

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    What are the most common Anstey first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Ansteys

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

    Common female occupations for Ansteys in 1921

    Laundress

    44

    Dressmaker

    33

    Living On Own Means

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Private Means

    16

    Common male occupations for Ansteys in 1921

    Farmer

    58

    Carpenter

    22

    Farmers Son

    20

    General Labourer

    20

    Baker

    19

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