Origins of the Coverley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 31Isle of ManYorkshire 29East Midlands 63West Midlands 3East 23London 75South East 19South West 4South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coverleys lived in london

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    390 Coverley Travel & migration records
    2,400 Coverleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Coverley

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    Common jobs for Coverleys

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    Commmon female occupations for Coverleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    9

    Cotton Weaver

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Living On Her Own Means

    7

    Living On Own Means

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Coverleys in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Carpenter

    7

    Farmer

    7

    Feltmaker

    7

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