Origins of the Riby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 22Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 139East Midlands 36West Midlands 28East 17London 380South East 19South West 7South Wales 13Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ribys lived in london

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    63 Riby Travel & migration records
    2,600 Ribys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Riby

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    What are the most common Riby first names?

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    Common jobs for Ribys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ribys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Domestic Servant

    9

    House Servant

    9

    Laundress

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Ribys in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    14

    General Labourer

    12

    Tailor

    12

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Farmer

    10

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