Origins of the Searby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 99East Midlands 94West Midlands 4East 18London 26South East 21South West 13South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Searbys lived in yorkshire

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    210 Searby Travel & migration records
    2,900 Searbys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Searbys

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    Commmon female occupations for Searbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    Farmers Daughter

    7

    General Servant

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Housekeeper

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Searbys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    Tailor

    16

    General Labourer

    15

    Bricklayer

    11

    Farmers Son

    11

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