Origins of the Moorey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 43East Midlands 5West Midlands 11East 22London 62South East 153South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mooreys lived in south-east

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    440 Moorey Travel & migration records
    3,900 Mooreys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Moorey

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    What are the most common Moorey first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Mooreys

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

    Common female occupations for Mooreys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    General Servant

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Domestic Servant

    12

    House Servant

    11

    Common male occupations for Mooreys in 1921

    Bricklayer

    56

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    General Labourer

    29

    Broom Maker

    27

    Carpenter

    22

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