Origins of the Lobb surname

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    In 1921, most Lobbs lived in south-west

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    2,500 Lobb Travel & migration records
    13,000 Lobbs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lobb

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    What are the most common Lobb first names?

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    Common jobs for Lobbs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lobbs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    87

    Domestic Servant

    35

    General Servant

    34

    Charwoman

    33

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Commmon male occupations for Lobbs in 1921

    Carpenter

    94

    Farmer

    90

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    Farm Labourer

    51

    Tailor

    41

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