Origins of the Raby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 27North West 21Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 221East Midlands 55West Midlands 55East 94London 415South East 29South West 17South Wales 5Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rabys lived in london

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    1,400 Raby Travel & migration records
    13,000 Rabys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Raby

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    Common jobs for Rabys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rabys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    78

    Dressmaker

    51

    House Servant

    30

    Housekeeper

    28

    Living On Own Means

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Rabys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    83

    Farmer

    68

    General Labourer

    47

    Tailor

    46

    Farm Labourer

    41

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