Origins of the Gisby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 21West Midlands 8East 26London 24South East 185South West 5South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gisbys lived in south-east

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    85 Gisby Travel & migration records
    2,100 Gisbys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Gisby first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Gisbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gisbys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

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    Domestic Servant

    6

    Dressmaker

    6

    General Servant

    5

    Housekeeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Gisbys in 1921

    Fisherman

    34

    Mate

    27

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Ab

    20

    General Labourer

    17

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