Origins of the Gilroy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 247North West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 65East Midlands 9West Midlands 8East 6London 178South East 46South West 7South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gilroys lived in north-east

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    7,300 Gilroy Travel & migration records
    10,000 Gilroys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gilroy

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    Common jobs for Gilroys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gilroys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    42

    Domestic Servant

    32

    Housekeeper

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    General Servant

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Gilroys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    131

    General Labourer

    58

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Coal Miner Hewer

    31

    Plasterer

    25

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