Origins of the Barley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 32North West 91Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 416East Midlands 305West Midlands 149East 158London 378South East 166South West 37South Wales 13Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Barleys lived in yorkshire

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    3,400 Barley Travel & migration records
    23,000 Barleys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Barley first names?

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    Common jobs for Barleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Barleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    121

    House Servant

    91

    Servant

    67

    Laundress

    64

    Domestic Servant

    63

    Commmon male occupations for Barleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    242

    General Labourer

    83

    Farm Labourer

    77

    Coal Miner

    68

    Farmer

    62

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