Origins of the Goy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 69East Midlands 189West Midlands 5East 14London 65South East 37South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Goys lived in east-midlands

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    410 Goy Travel & migration records
    4,300 Goys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Goys

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    Commmon female occupations for Goys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    House Servant

    13

    General Servant

    12

    Domestic Servant

    11

    At Home

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Goys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    49

    Farm Labourer

    24

    Ag Labourer

    12

    Farmer

    12

    Joiner

    12

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