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Origins of the Formby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 15Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 5East Midlands 11West Midlands 1East 1London 278South East 3South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Formbys lived in london

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    480 Formby Travel & migration records
    3,100 Formbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Formby

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    What are the most common Formby first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Formbys

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    Common female occupations for Formbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    Laundress

    18

    Cotton Weaver

    16

    Widow

    15

    House Servant

    14

    Common male occupations for Formbys in 1921

    Carter

    25

    Farmer

    20

    Fisherman

    20

    Mariner

    18

    Husbandman

    15

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