Origins of the Bray surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 179North West 226Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 1790East Midlands 468West Midlands 315East 447London 1607South East 888South West 1361South Wales 162Mid Wales 18West Wales 8North Wales 19Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brays lived in yorkshire

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    19,000 Bray Travel & migration records
    100,000 Brays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bray

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    407th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Bray surname. The oldest one dates back to 1441.

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    What are the most common Bray first names?

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    Common jobs for Brays

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

    Common female occupations for Brays in 1921

    Dressmaker

    511

    Laundress

    287

    Domestic Servant

    263

    General Servant

    240

    General Servant Domestic

    237

    Common male occupations for Brays in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    517

    Carpenter

    344

    General Labourer

    329

    Farm Labourer

    324

    Farmer

    315

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