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Origins of the Conboy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 27North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 47East Midlands 5West Midlands 14East 7London 77South East 5South WestSouth Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Conboys lived in london

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    2,600 Conboy Travel & migration records
    1,300 Conboys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Conboy

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    What are the most common Conboy first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Conboys

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

    Common female occupations for Conboys in 1921

    Laundress

    7

    Cotton Weaver

    4

    School Teacher

    4

    Drapers Assistant

    3

    Farm Servt (Ag Lab)

    3

    Common male occupations for Conboys in 1921

    General Labourer

    13

    Clerks

    9

    Plasterer

    7

    Sales Clerks

    7

    Bricklayers Labourer

    6

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