Origins of the Odey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 6West Midlands 10East 4London 19South East 19South West 32South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Odeys lived in south-west

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    250 Odey Travel & migration records
    1,300 Odeys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Odey

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    What are the most common Odey first names?

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    Common jobs for Odeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Odeys in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    General Servant

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    House Servant

    4

    Laundress

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Odeys in 1921

    Carter

    7

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Lab

    6

    General Labourer

    5

    Carter On Farm

    4

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