Origins of the Jaffrey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 4West Midlands 5East 5London 10South East 10South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jaffreys lived in north-west

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    370 Jaffrey Travel & migration records
    2,900 Jaffreys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Jaffreys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Jaffreys in 1921

    Muslin Sewer

    28

    House Servant

    18

    F S

    12

    Housekeeper

    12

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Jaffreys in 1921

    Farm Servant

    18

    Hand Loom Weaver (Cotton)

    18

    Farmer

    17

    Mason

    16

    Ploughman

    15

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