Origins of the Coleby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 28East Midlands 3West Midlands 5East 82London 35South East 23South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Colebys lived in east

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    400 Coleby Travel & migration records
    3,000 Colebys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Coleby

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    What are the most common Coleby first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Colebys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Colebys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Laundress

    11

    Living On Own Means

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Housekeeper

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Colebys in 1921

    Plumber

    19

    Farmer

    17

    Carpenter

    15

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Farm Labourer

    10

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