Origins of the Joy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 44North West 50Isle of ManYorkshire 515East Midlands 42West Midlands 74East 127London 575South East 469South West 132South Wales 26Mid Wales 7West Wales 8North Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Joys lived in london

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    6,400 Joy Travel & migration records
    27,000 Joys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Joy

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    What are the most common Joy first names?

    John

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    Common jobs for Joys

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    Commmon female occupations for Joys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    136

    Laundress

    114

    Servant

    62

    General Servant Domestic

    60

    Domestic Servant

    59

    Commmon male occupations for Joys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    168

    Bricklayer

    131

    General Labourer

    110

    Farm Labourer

    102

    Carpenter

    76

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