Origins of the O'Gilvie surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 112North West 31Isle of ManYorkshire 75East Midlands 17West Midlands 7East 29London 164South East 107South West 18South Wales 4Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most O'Gilvies lived in london

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    7,700 O'Gilvie Travel & migration records
    19,000 O'Gilvies found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for O'gilvies

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

    Commmon female occupations for O'gilvies in 1921

    Dressmaker

    156

    F S

    84

    Annuitant

    83

    Domestic Servant

    82

    Jute Weaver

    77

    Commmon male occupations for O'gilvies in 1921

    Weaver

    93

    Coal Miner

    91

    Farmer

    89

    Shoemaker

    84

    Tailor

    83

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