Origins of the Macey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 57North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 29East Midlands 20West Midlands 37East 112London 390South East 335South West 177South Wales 60Mid Wales 9West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Maceys lived in london

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    2,500 Macey Travel & migration records
    17,000 Maceys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Macey

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    What are the most common Macey first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Maceys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Maceys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    84

    Laundress

    81

    General Servant Domestic

    61

    Domestic Servant

    50

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    42

    Commmon male occupations for Maceys in 1921

    General Labourer

    125

    Agricultural Labourer

    88

    Bricklayer

    53

    Carpenter

    48

    Farm Labourer

    47

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