Origins of the Corby surname

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    In 1921, most Corbys lived in london

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    1,700 Corby Travel & migration records
    10,000 Corbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Corby

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    What are the most common Corby first names?

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    Common jobs for Corbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Corbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    52

    Domestic Servant

    30

    General Servant Domestic

    25

    Laundress

    23

    House Servant

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Corbys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    77

    Bricklayer

    48

    Blacksmith

    47

    Shoemaker

    46

    General Labourer

    40

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