Origins of the Kirkby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 51North West 102Isle of ManYorkshire 277East Midlands 177West Midlands 21East 51London 311South East 117South West 28South Wales 22Mid Wales 10West Wales 3North Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kirkbys lived in london

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    1,600 Kirkby Travel & migration records
    17,000 Kirkbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kirkby

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    What are the most common Kirkby first names?

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    Common jobs for Kirkbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kirkbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    96

    General Servant Domestic

    55

    Widow

    39

    Annuitant

    37

    Domestic Servant

    35

    Commmon male occupations for Kirkbys in 1921

    Farmer

    106

    Joiner

    89

    Agricultural Labourer

    65

    Yeoman

    58

    General Labourer

    54

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