Origins of the Boyes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 240North West 50Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 932East Midlands 68West Midlands 71East 43London 461South East 277South West 58South Wales 4Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Boyeses lived in yorkshire

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    3,800 Boyes Travel & migration records
    31,000 Boyeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Boyes

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    What are the most common Boyes first names?

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    Common jobs for Boyeses

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

    Common female occupations for Boyeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    132

    Domestic Servant

    71

    Laundress

    65

    Cotton Weaver

    62

    General Servant Domestic

    57

    Common male occupations for Boyeses in 1921

    Farmer

    155

    Agricultural Labourer

    123

    General Labourer

    106

    Farm Servant

    98

    Farm Labourer

    95

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