Origins of the Avory surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 3West Midlands 24East 31London 73South East 18South West 5South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Avorys lived in london

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    190 Avory Travel & migration records
    1,200 Avorys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Avory

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    What are the most common Avory first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Avorys

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

    Common female occupations for Avorys in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Laundress

    7

    Housemaid Domestic

    4

    Living On Own Means

    4

    Common male occupations for Avorys in 1921

    Basket Maker

    12

    Carpenter

    7

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Farm Labourer

    6

    General Labourer

    6

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