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Origins of the Moy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 45North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 51East Midlands 6West Midlands 27East 194London 189South East 77South West 6South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Moys lived in east

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    1,200 Moy Travel & migration records
    6,400 Moys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Moy

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    What are the most common Moy first names?

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    Common jobs for Moys

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

    Common female occupations for Moys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Dressmaker

    20

    Laundress

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Cook

    10

    Common male occupations for Moys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    61

    Farm Labourer

    32

    Carpenter

    24

    Bricklayer

    22

    General Labourer

    17

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