Origins of the Dagley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 52West Midlands 53East 23London 73South East 32South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dagleys lived in london

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    200 Dagley Travel & migration records
    2,700 Dagleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dagley

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    What are the most common Dagley first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Dagleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dagleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Ribbon Weaver

    8

    Laundress

    7

    Cook Domestic

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Dagleys in 1921

    Tyler

    22

    Zinc Worker

    17

    Bricklayer

    15

    Farmer

    15

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

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