Origins of the Harby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 43East Midlands 94West Midlands 22East 13London 53South East 18South West 9South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Harbys lived in east-midlands

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    400 Harby Travel & migration records
    3,500 Harbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Harby

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    What are the most common Harby first names?

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    Common jobs for Harbys

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    Commmon female occupations for Harbys in 1921

    House Servant

    14

    Dressmaker

    13

    Cook

    12

    Laundress

    12

    Living On Own Means

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Harbys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    Farmer

    28

    Coal Miner Hewer

    16

    Farm Labourer

    16

    Wheelwright

    15

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