Origins of the Aubrey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 45East Midlands 20West Midlands 60East 23London 143South East 115South West 354South Wales 82Mid Wales 122West WalesNorth Wales 31Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Aubreys lived in south-west

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    Common jobs for Aubreys

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    Commmon female occupations for Aubreys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    55

    Domestic Servant

    25

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Laundress

    18

    At Home

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Aubreys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    91

    Coal Miner Hewer

    56

    General Labourer

    31

    Agricultural Labourer

    26

    Coal Hewer

    25

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