Origins of the Laye surname

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    In 1921, most Layes lived in london

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    160 Laye Travel & migration records
    1,000 Layes found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Layes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Layes in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    6

    Dressmaker

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    House Servant

    4

    Scholar At Home

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Layes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    General Labourer

    7

    Barber

    4

    General Farmers

    4

    Carter

    3

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