Origins of the Buffey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 37East Midlands 7West Midlands 21East 1London 41South East 14South West 6South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Buffeys lived in london

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    160 Buffey Travel & migration records
    1,500 Buffeys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Buffey

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    What are the most common Buffey first names?

    Thomas

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    Elizabeth

    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Buffeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Buffeys in 1921

    At School

    4

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Laundress

    4

    School Girl

    4

    At Home

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Buffeys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    21

    None

    7

    Coal Miner Hewer

    6

    General Labourer

    5

    Hawker

    5

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