Origins of the Bye surname

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    In 1921, most Byes lived in london

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    2,300 Bye Travel & migration records
    16,000 Byes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bye

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    What are the most common Bye first names?

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    Common jobs for Byes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Byes in 1921

    Laundress

    76

    Domestic Servant

    66

    Dressmaker

    58

    House Servant

    55

    General Servant Domestic

    43

    Commmon male occupations for Byes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    174

    Shepherd

    82

    General Labourer

    75

    Farm Labourer

    74

    Carpenter

    70

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