Origins of the Gibby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 8West Midlands 1East 6London 19South East 21South West 112South Wales 152Mid Wales 47West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gibbys lived in south-wales

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    400 Gibby Travel & migration records
    3,100 Gibbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gibby

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    What are the most common Gibby first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Gibbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gibbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    Farmer

    15

    General Servant

    15

    House Servant

    15

    Farmers Daughter

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Gibbys in 1921

    Farmer

    64

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    Shipwright

    19

    Farmers Son

    17

    Coal Miner

    14

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