Origins of the Swaby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 215East Midlands 179West Midlands 8East 52London 128South East 41South West 2South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Swabys lived in yorkshire

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    410 Swaby Travel & migration records
    5,800 Swabys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Swaby

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    What are the most common Swaby first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Swabys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Swabys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Living On Own Means

    17

    General Servant

    16

    Dressmaker

    15

    Straw Plaiter

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Swabys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    50

    General Labourer

    29

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Joiner

    18

    Blacksmith

    17

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