Origins of the Robbs surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 27West Midlands 4East 17London 19South East 18South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Robbses lived in east-midlands

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    300 Robbs Travel & migration records
    1,000 Robbses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Robbs

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Robbses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Robbses in 1921

    Housekeeper

    6

    Dressmaker

    5

    House Keeper

    4

    Domestic Servant

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Robbses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    10

    Agricultural Labourer

    9

    Farmer

    7

    Coal Hewer

    6

    Solicitor

    5

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