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Origins of the Birkby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 31Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 317East Midlands 3West MidlandsEast 6London 56South East 3South West 5South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Birkbys lived in yorkshire

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    370 Birkby Travel & migration records
    3,400 Birkbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Birkby

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    Common jobs for Birkbys

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    Common female occupations for Birkbys in 1921

    Worsted Spinner

    14

    Worsted Weaver

    12

    Shoemaker

    9

    Cloth Weaver

    8

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Common male occupations for Birkbys in 1921

    Butcher

    31

    Shoemaker

    18

    Farmer

    17

    Coal Miner

    9

    Stone Mason

    9

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