Origins of the Fyfe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 34North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 24West Midlands 8East 30London 79South East 51South West 10South Wales 16Mid Wales 4West Wales 4North Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fyfes lived in london

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    6,300 Fyfe Travel & migration records
    18,000 Fyfes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fyfe

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    Common jobs for Fyfes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fyfes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    123

    Housekeeper

    83

    Annuitant

    68

    Domestic Servant

    64

    F S

    56

    Commmon male occupations for Fyfes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    194

    Mason

    97

    Farm Servant

    83

    Tailor

    81

    Weaver

    80

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