Origins of the Folly surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 2East MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 5London 44South East 2South West 7South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Follys lived in london

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    520 Folly Travel & migration records
    1,900 Follys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Folly

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    What are the most common Folly first names?

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    Common jobs for Follys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Follys in 1921

    Hawker

    16

    Dressmaker

    14

    Servant

    13

    Bricklayer

    12

    House Servant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Follys in 1921

    Bricklayer

    49

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

    Farm Labourer

    13

    Coal Miner

    12

    General Labourer

    11

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