Origins of the Colly surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 7West Midlands 11East 39London 29South East 14South West 15South Wales 2Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Collys lived in east

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    550 Colly Travel & migration records
    2,000 Collys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Colly

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    What are the most common Colly first names?

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    Common jobs for Collys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Collys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    13

    House Servant

    10

    General Servant

    8

    Lab

    7

    Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Collys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    27

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Yeoman

    11

    Lab

    10

    Carter

    8

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