Origins of the Devey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 27North West 39Isle of ManYorkshire 54East Midlands 33West Midlands 317East 11London 30South East 27South West 35South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Deveys lived in west-midlands

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    870 Devey Travel & migration records
    5,900 Deveys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Devey

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    What are the most common Devey first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Deveys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Deveys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Laundress

    15

    Dress Maker

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Deveys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    27

    Loriner

    17

    Errand Boy

    16

    Bricklayer

    14

    General Labourer

    13

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