Origins of the Levey surname

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    In 1921, most Leveys lived in london

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    2,400 Levey Travel & migration records
    5,300 Leveys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Levey

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    What are the most common Levey first names?

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    Common jobs for Leveys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leveys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Tailoress

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Charwoman

    9

    Dress Maker

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Leveys in 1921

    Tailor

    59

    Carpenter

    40

    General Labourer

    26

    Carpenter Journeyman

    11

    Joiner

    10

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