Origins of the Looby surname

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    In 1921, most Loobys lived in london

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    1,600 Looby Travel & migration records
    490 Loobys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Looby

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    Common jobs for Loobys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Loobys in 1921

    At Home

    6

    Worsted Weaver

    4

    School At Home

    3

    Weaver

    3

    Weaver Dress Goods

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Loobys in 1921

    General Labourer

    5

    Shoemaker

    4

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    Bricklayers Lab

    3

    Private

    3

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