Origins of the Horley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 30Isle of ManYorkshire 43East Midlands 15West Midlands 66East 53London 199South East 150South West 30South Wales 19Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Horleys lived in london

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    880 Horley Travel & migration records
    6,900 Horleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Horley

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    What are the most common Horley first names?

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    Common jobs for Horleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Horleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    40

    Laundress

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    General Servant

    19

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Horleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    42

    Baker

    36

    General Labourer

    36

    Farm Labourer

    31

    Farmer

    29

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