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Origins of the Dobby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 50North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 159East Midlands 13West Midlands 4East 25London 87South East 44South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dobbys lived in yorkshire

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    230 Dobby Travel & migration records
    3,500 Dobbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dobby

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    What are the most common Dobby first names?

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    Common jobs for Dobbys

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

    Common female occupations for Dobbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Living On Own Means

    16

    Dress Maker

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    General Servant

    7

    Common male occupations for Dobbys in 1921

    Butcher

    17

    Clerk

    16

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Joiner

    13

    General Labourer

    10

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