Origins of the Eddy surname

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    In 1921, most Eddys lived in south-west

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    8,100 Eddy Travel & migration records
    17,000 Eddys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Eddy

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    What are the most common Eddy first names?

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    Common jobs for Eddys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Eddys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    106

    General Servant Domestic

    47

    House Servant

    46

    Domestic Servant

    45

    House Keeper

    43

    Commmon male occupations for Eddys in 1921

    Tin Miner

    291

    Farmer

    120

    Coal Miner

    118

    Fisherman

    74

    Miner

    69

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