Origins of the Greedy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 7West Midlands 7East 4London 30South East 8South West 186South Wales 31Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Greedys lived in south-west

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    230 Greedy Travel & migration records
    3,700 Greedys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Greedy

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    What are the most common Greedy first names?

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    Common jobs for Greedys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Greedys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Laundress

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Cook Domestic

    9

    Dress Maker

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Greedys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    53

    Farm Labourer

    33

    Carpenter

    21

    General Labourer

    16

    Ordinary Seaman

    13

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