Origins of the Leavey surname

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    In 1921, most Leaveys lived in south-east

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    1,000 Leavey Travel & migration records
    1,700 Leaveys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Leavey

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    What are the most common Leavey first names?

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    Common jobs for Leaveys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leaveys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Laundress

    5

    Tailoress

    5

    Charwoman

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Leaveys in 1921

    Tailor

    16

    Carpenter

    14

    Errand Boy

    8

    General Labourer

    7

    Sawyer

    7

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