Origins of the Coy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 38Isle of ManYorkshire 235East Midlands 170West Midlands 70East 31London 130South East 63South West 17South Wales 16Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coys lived in yorkshire

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    6,800 Coy Travel & migration records
    11,000 Coys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Coy

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    What are the most common Coy first names?

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    Common jobs for Coys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Coys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    59

    Domestic Servant

    31

    House Servant

    31

    General Servant

    30

    General Servant Domestic

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Coys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    86

    Carpenter

    54

    Farmer

    45

    Farm Hands

    41

    Farm Labourer

    41

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