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Origins of the Handy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 171North West 18Isle of ManYorkshire 85East Midlands 39West Midlands 253East 11London 107South East 65South West 73South Wales 56Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Handys lived in west-midlands

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    3,100 Handy Travel & migration records
    11,000 Handys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Handy

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    What are the most common Handy first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Handys

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

    Common female occupations for Handys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    47

    Laundress

    41

    Domestic Servant

    33

    Servant

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    31

    Common male occupations for Handys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    96

    Coal Miner

    82

    Farm Labourer

    54

    General Labourer

    46

    Farm Hands

    39

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