Origins of the Downie surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 228North West 54Isle of ManYorkshire 35East Midlands 13West Midlands 30East 30London 152South East 49South West 12South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Downies lived in north-east

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    7,200 Downie Travel & migration records
    25,000 Downies found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Downie

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    Common jobs for Downies

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

    Commmon female occupations for Downies in 1921

    Dressmaker

    147

    Domestic Servant

    131

    Housekeeper

    94

    F S

    81

    General Servant

    63

    Commmon male occupations for Downies in 1921

    Fisherman

    189

    Coal Miner

    159

    Tailor

    152

    Shoemaker

    131

    Weaver

    116

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