Origins of the Parnaby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 219North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 100East Midlands 7West Midlands 5East 1London 15South East 7South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Parnabys lived in north-east

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    290 Parnaby Travel & migration records
    3,800 Parnabys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Parnabys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Parnabys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    House Servant

    12

    Farmers Daughter

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Parnabys in 1921

    Farmer

    31

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Coal Miner

    22

    Platelayer

    15

    General Labourer

    14

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