Origins of the Kelby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 60North West 33Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 97East Midlands 21West Midlands 12East 27London 282South East 62South West 22South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kelbys lived in london

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    530 Kelby Travel & migration records
    3,500 Kelbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kelby

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    What are the most common Kelby first names?

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    Common jobs for Kelbys

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    Commmon female occupations for Kelbys in 1921

    Laundress

    20

    Charwoman

    15

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Kelbys in 1921

    General Labourer

    40

    Hawker

    18

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Coal Miner Hewer

    13

    Dock Labourer

    12

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