Origins of the Exley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 31Isle of ManYorkshire 1389East Midlands 17West Midlands 11East 40London 119South East 18South West 12South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Exleys lived in yorkshire

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    1,200 Exley Travel & migration records
    14,000 Exleys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Exley first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Exleys

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    Commmon female occupations for Exleys in 1921

    Woollen Weaver

    55

    Dressmaker

    46

    Blanket Weaver

    45

    Cloth Weaver

    40

    Living On Own Means

    28

    Commmon male occupations for Exleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    105

    Coal Miner Hewer

    53

    Woollen Weaver

    40

    General Labourer

    31

    Blanket Weaver

    30

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