Origins of the Oxby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 60East Midlands 98West Midlands 5East 8London 40South East 10South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Oxbys lived in east-midlands

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    160 Oxby Travel & migration records
    2,500 Oxbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Oxby

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    What are the most common Oxby first names?

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    Common jobs for Oxbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Oxbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    General Servant

    11

    Domestic Servant

    9

    General Servant (Domestic)

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Oxbys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    Farmer

    20

    Farm Labourer

    17

    Coal Miner

    9

    General Labourer

    9

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