Origins of the Rusby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 287East Midlands 20West Midlands 6East 52London 68South East 34South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rusbys lived in yorkshire

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    330 Rusby Travel & migration records
    3,700 Rusbys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Rusbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rusbys in 1921

    Worsted Weaver

    17

    Domestic Servant

    12

    General Servant

    10

    Dressmaker

    8

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Rusbys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    28

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Farmer

    12

    Stone Quarryman

    12

    Bricklayer

    11

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