Origins of the Featonby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 53North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 44East Midlands 5West Midlands 3EastLondonSouth EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Featonbys lived in north-east

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    79 Featonby Travel & migration records
    760 Featonbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Featonby

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Featonbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Featonbys in 1921

    Dress Maker

    4

    General Servant

    2

    Service Doemstic Day Girl

    2

    Boot Binder

    1

    Coal Miners Wife

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Featonbys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    15

    Blacksmith

    11

    Grocer

    4

    Clerk

    3

    General Labourer

    3

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