Origins of the Kerby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 62East Midlands 19West Midlands 74East 41London 233South East 56South West 24South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kerbys lived in london

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    2,800 Kerby Travel & migration records
    7,400 Kerbys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Kerby first names?

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    Common jobs for Kerbys

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    Common female occupations for Kerbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    House Servant

    30

    Laundress

    29

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Servant

    21

    Common male occupations for Kerbys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    69

    Carpenter

    36

    Turner

    28

    Butcher

    24

    Farmer

    24

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