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Origins of the Bulley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 4Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 13East Midlands 18West Midlands 8East 61London 180South East 96South West 339South Wales 8Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bulleys lived in south-west

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    810 Bulley Travel & migration records
    8,000 Bulleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bulley

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    What are the most common Bulley first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Bulleys

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

    Common female occupations for Bulleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    61

    Living On Own Means

    36

    Laundress

    35

    Domestic Servant

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Common male occupations for Bulleys in 1921

    Carpenter

    41

    General Labourer

    39

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    Blacksmith

    22

    Farmer

    22

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