Origins of the Frey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 1East MidlandsWest Midlands 8East 18London 106South East 34South West 12South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Freys lived in london

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    2,800 Frey Travel & migration records
    1,600 Freys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Frey

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Freys

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    Commmon female occupations for Freys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Dressmaker

    7

    Kind

    7

    Housemaid

    5

    Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Freys in 1921

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    69

    Farm Hands

    53

    Clerks

    36

    General Farmers

    27

    Semiskilled Mechanics And Repairmen

    24

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