Origins of the Selby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 142North West 82Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 349East Midlands 310West Midlands 69East 178London 619South East 320South West 179South Wales 72Mid Wales 46West WalesNorth Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Selbys lived in london

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    4,400 Selby Travel & migration records
    35,000 Selbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Selby

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    We have for the Selby surname. The oldest one dates back to 1069.

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    What are the most common Selby first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Selbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Selbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    131

    Living On Own Means

    88

    General Servant Domestic

    87

    Nurse

    77

    Laundress

    70

    Commmon male occupations for Selbys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    159

    General Labourer

    138

    Farmer

    110

    Blacksmith

    93

    Carpenter

    84

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