Origins of the Holtby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 5Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 147East Midlands 34West Midlands 4East 4London 12South East 4South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Holtbys lived in yorkshire

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    370 Holtby Travel & migration records
    3,000 Holtbys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Holtby first names?

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    Common jobs for Holtbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Holtbys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Living On Her Own Means

    9

    At Home

    7

    Dressmaker

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Holtbys in 1921

    Farmer

    40

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

    Farm Labourer

    17

    General Labourer

    11

    Farm Servant

    10

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