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Origins of the Dobbyn surname

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    In 1921, most Dobbyns lived in london

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    580 Dobbyn Travel & migration records
    470 Dobbyns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dobbyn

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    What are the most common Dobbyn first names?

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    Samuel

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Dobbyns

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

    Common female occupations for Dobbyns in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    4

    Chandlery & Hardware Shop

    3

    Nurse Domestic

    3

    Assistant In Shop

    2

    Cook (Domestic)

    2

    Common male occupations for Dobbyns in 1921

    Engineers Machinist

    2

    Husbandman

    2

    Marr

    2

    Master Mariner

    2

    School Boy

    2

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