Origins of the Blyth surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 278North West 24Isle of ManYorkshire 146East Midlands 180West Midlands 103East 693London 707South East 238South West 30South Wales 6Mid Wales 3West Wales 2North Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Blyths lived in london

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    6,800 Blyth Travel & migration records
    41,000 Blyths found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Blyths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Blyths in 1921

    Dressmaker

    244

    Living On Own Means

    114

    Domestic Servant

    105

    Housekeeper

    94

    Servant

    81

    Commmon male occupations for Blyths in 1921

    Coal Miner

    214

    Agricultural Labourer

    190

    Tailor

    182

    Farmer

    147

    Weaver

    127

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