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Origins of the Mahy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 4London 13South East 13South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mahys lived in undefined

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    500 Mahy Travel & migration records
    3,700 Mahys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mahy

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    What are the most common Mahy first names?

    John

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    Rachel

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    Common jobs for Mahys

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

    Common female occupations for Mahys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    Farmers Wife

    31

    Laundress

    23

    Farmers Daughter

    20

    Annuitant

    17

    Common male occupations for Mahys in 1921

    Farmer

    103

    Farmers Son

    41

    Carpenter

    29

    Quarry Man

    23

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

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