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Origins of the Findlay surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 183North West 40Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 94East Midlands 9West Midlands 41East 52London 220South East 136South West 20South Wales 7Mid Wales 2West Wales 2North Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Findlays lived in london

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    13,000 Findlay Travel & migration records
    42,000 Findlays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Findlay

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    What are the most common Findlay first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Findlays

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

    Common female occupations for Findlays in 1921

    Dressmaker

    301

    Domestic Servant

    204

    Housekeeper

    160

    F S

    145

    House Keeper

    110

    Common male occupations for Findlays in 1921

    Fisherman

    603

    Coal Miner

    293

    Farm Servant

    283

    Farmer

    268

    Joiner

    157

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