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Origins of the Selvey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 82West Midlands 156East 2London 49South East 14South West 17South Wales 11Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Selveys lived in west-midlands

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    210 Selvey Travel & migration records
    2,400 Selveys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Selvey

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    What are the most common Selvey first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Selveys

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

    Common female occupations for Selveys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    9

    Domestic Servant

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    None

    4

    Scholer

    4

    Common male occupations for Selveys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    15

    Blacksmith

    11

    Awl Blade Maker

    10

    Cabinet Maker

    7

    Plasterer

    7

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