Origins of the Ellerby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 52North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 90East Midlands 205West Midlands 4East 25London 44South East 11South West 3South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ellerbys lived in east-midlands

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    450 Ellerby Travel & migration records
    5,100 Ellerbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ellerby

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    Common jobs for Ellerbys

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    Commmon female occupations for Ellerbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    At Home

    14

    Living On Own Means

    13

    House Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Ellerbys in 1921

    Farmer

    39

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    General Labourer

    23

    Farm Labourer

    20

    Farmers Son

    17

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