Origins of the Rushby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 4Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 203East Midlands 299West Midlands 12East 4London 55South East 23South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rushbys lived in east-midlands

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    340 Rushby Travel & migration records
    5,700 Rushbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rushby

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    What are the most common Rushby first names?

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    Common jobs for Rushbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rushbys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Dressmaker

    18

    General Servant

    14

    Laundress

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Rushbys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    54

    Farm Labourer

    41

    General Labourer

    32

    Joiner

    27

    Butcher

    12

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