Origins of the Gilby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 42North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 60East Midlands 82West Midlands 45East 87London 270South East 69South West 11South Wales 4Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gilbys lived in london

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    660 Gilby Travel & migration records
    9,900 Gilbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gilby

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    What are the most common Gilby first names?

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    Common jobs for Gilbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gilbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    51

    House Servant

    30

    Domestic Servant

    29

    General Servant

    27

    Laundress

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Gilbys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    178

    Ab

    73

    Master

    36

    Farm Labourer

    33

    General Labourer

    31

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