Origins of the Maloy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 47North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 6East MidlandsWest Midlands 8East 6London 43South East 2South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Maloys lived in north-east

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    6,900 Maloy Travel & migration records
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    Interesting facts about Maloy

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    Common jobs for Maloys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Maloys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Cotton Weaver

    12

    Laundress

    12

    Charwoman

    8

    Dressmaker

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Maloys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    48

    General Labourer

    33

    Laborer

    17

    Farm Hands

    14

    Hawker

    13

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