Origins of the Danby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 229North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 285East Midlands 166West Midlands 90East 39London 119South East 47South West 11South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Danbys lived in yorkshire

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    1,900 Danby Travel & migration records
    13,000 Danbys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Danby first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Danbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Danbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    61

    General Servant Domestic

    42

    Housekeeper

    32

    Domestic Servant

    31

    House Servant

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Danbys in 1921

    Farmer

    70

    Agricultural Labourer

    67

    Farm Labourer

    42

    General Labourer

    42

    Tailor

    34

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