Origins of the Norrey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 12Isle of Man 2YorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 22EastLondon 30South East 9South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Norreys lived in london

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    68 Norrey Travel & migration records
    700 Norreys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Norrey

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    What are the most common Norrey first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Norreys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Norreys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

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    Day Labourer's Dau

    4

    Ag Labourer

    3

    Cotton Mill Worker

    3

    Carriage Cleaner

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Norreys in 1921

    General Labourer

    7

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    Confectioner

    3

    Farm Labourer

    3

    Farm Servant

    3

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