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Origins of the Carvey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 1West Midlands 10East 7London 59South East 29South West 12South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Carveys lived in london

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    540 Carvey Travel & migration records
    1,400 Carveys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Carvey

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    What are the most common Carvey first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Carveys

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

    Common female occupations for Carveys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Laundress

    6

    Servant

    5

    Charwoman

    4

    Common male occupations for Carveys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    General Labourer

    12

    Farm Labourer

    10

    Coal Miner

    6

    Shepherd

    4

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