Origins of the Longley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 141North West 21Isle of ManYorkshire 950East Midlands 44West Midlands 13East 96London 409South East 459South West 15South Wales 11Mid Wales 12West Wales 3North Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Longleys lived in yorkshire

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    2,200 Longley Travel & migration records
    22,000 Longleys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Longley first names?

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    Common jobs for Longleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Longleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    80

    General Servant Domestic

    57

    Domestic Servant

    52

    Laundress

    47

    House Servant

    43

    Commmon male occupations for Longleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    90

    Coal Miner

    90

    Gardener

    65

    Bricklayer

    57

    General Labourer

    56

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