Origins of the Dovey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 86West Midlands 256East 55London 230South East 115South West 78South Wales 56Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Doveys lived in west-midlands

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    1,200 Dovey Travel & migration records
    13,000 Doveys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dovey

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    Common jobs for Doveys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Doveys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    74

    Laundress

    60

    Domestic Servant

    31

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    Servant

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Doveys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    56

    Carpenter

    54

    General Labourer

    49

    Coal Miner

    37

    Blacksmith

    26

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