Origins of the Stovey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 16West Midlands 4East 6London 17South East 9South West 17South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stoveys lived in north-east

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    20 Stovey Travel & migration records
    840 Stoveys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Stovey

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    What are the most common Stovey first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Stoveys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stoveys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    General Servant

    3

    Laundress

    3

    Charwoman

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Stoveys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    7

    Bricklayer

    4

    Mason

    4

    Ship Carpenter

    4

    Yeoman

    4

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