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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 118North West 46Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 217East Midlands 88West Midlands 203East 337London 1311South East 603South West 216South Wales 57Mid Wales 20West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Boyces lived in london

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    14,000 Boyce Travel & migration records
    43,000 Boyces found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Boyce

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    990th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Boyce first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Boyces

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

    Common female occupations for Boyces in 1921

    Dressmaker

    234

    Laundress

    156

    Domestic Servant

    123

    General Servant Domestic

    104

    General Servant

    93

    Common male occupations for Boyces in 1921

    General Labourer

    230

    Agricultural Labourer

    192

    Carpenter

    150

    Bricklayer

    134

    Blacksmith

    109

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