Origins of the Drury surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 86North West 68Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 1020East Midlands 663West Midlands 192East 360London 676South East 677South West 57South Wales 12Mid Wales 5West Wales 2North Wales 31Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Drurys lived in yorkshire

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    8,900 Drury Travel & migration records
    47,000 Drurys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Drury

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    978th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Drury surname. The oldest one dates back to 1370.

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    What are the most common Drury first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Drurys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Drurys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    185

    Domestic Servant

    127

    General Servant Domestic

    119

    Laundress

    108

    General Servant

    90

    Commmon male occupations for Drurys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    311

    Farm Labourer

    192

    Coal Miner

    181

    Farmer

    156

    General Labourer

    154

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