Origins of the Pay surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 9West Midlands 18East 42London 224South East 469South West 16South Wales 11Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pays lived in south-east

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    1,200 Pay Travel & migration records
    9,900 Pays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pay

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    What are the most common Pay first names?

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    Common jobs for Pays

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pays in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    57

    Laundress

    53

    Dressmaker

    52

    General Servant

    40

    Domestic Servant

    25

    Commmon male occupations for Pays in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    73

    General Labourer

    62

    Carpenter

    48

    Gardener

    41

    Bricklayer

    35

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