Origins of the Speedy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 55North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 1West MidlandsEast 9London 21South East 13South West 9South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Speedys lived in north-east

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    350 Speedy Travel & migration records
    1,800 Speedys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Speedy

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    What are the most common Speedy first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Speedys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Speedys in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Dressmaker

    9

    Milliner

    9

    None

    8

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Speedys in 1921

    Tailor

    11

    Hawker

    10

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    Farm Labourer

    8

    Jet Worker

    8

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