Origins of the Farrelly surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 34East Midlands 3West Midlands 1East 1London 146South East 29South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Farrellys lived in london

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    5,400 Farrelly Travel & migration records
    1,700 Farrellys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Farrelly

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    What are the most common Farrelly first names?

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    Bridget

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    Common jobs for Farrellys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Farrellys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

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    Housekeeper

    6

    Weaver Cotton

    6

    Calico Weaver

    4

    Dressmaker

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Farrellys in 1921

    General Labourer

    14

    Porter

    12

    Dock Labourer

    10

    Carter

    8

    Postman

    7

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