Origins of the Toovey surname

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    In 1921, most Tooveys lived in london

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    440 Toovey Travel & migration records
    3,000 Tooveys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Toovey

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    What are the most common Toovey first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Tooveys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tooveys in 1921

    Widow

    16

    Living On Own Means

    14

    Dressmaker

    13

    Laundress

    13

    Carpenter

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Tooveys in 1921

    Carpenter

    50

    General Labourer

    13

    Gent

    13

    Blacksmith

    11

    Bricklayer

    11

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