Origins of the Ashby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 52North West 115Isle of ManYorkshire 355East Midlands 432West Midlands 519East 327London 1183South East 801South West 48South Wales 10Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ashbys lived in london

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    5,600 Ashby Travel & migration records
    50,000 Ashbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ashby

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    876th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Ashby surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Ashby first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Ashbys

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

    Common female occupations for Ashbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    210

    Laundress

    154

    General Servant Domestic

    122

    Domestic Servant

    109

    Living On Own Means

    107

    Common male occupations for Ashbys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    358

    Farm Labourer

    198

    Farmer

    193

    General Labourer

    191

    Carpenter

    147

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