Origins of the Lassey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 153East Midlands 3West MidlandsEast 1London 70South East 2South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lasseys lived in yorkshire

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    220 Lassey Travel & migration records
    2,200 Lasseys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lassey

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    What are the most common Lassey first names?

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    Common jobs for Lasseys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lasseys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    24

    Worsted Weaver

    18

    Weaver

    12

    Worsted Spinner

    12

    Weaver Cotton

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Lasseys in 1921

    Stone Quarrier

    13

    Farmer

    7

    Iron Moulder

    7

    Butcher

    6

    Carpet Weaver

    6

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