Origins of the Tregay surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 13East MidlandsWest Midlands 3East 3London 10South East 2South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tregays lived in yorkshire

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    120 Tregay Travel & migration records
    560 Tregays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tregay

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    What are the most common Tregay first names?

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    Common jobs for Tregays

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tregays in 1921

    Laundress

    6

    Cotton Weaver

    5

    Mine Girl

    5

    Dressmaker

    4

    Weaver Cotton

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Tregays in 1921

    Bobbin Turner

    9

    Stone Mason

    9

    Tin Miner

    6

    Basket Maker

    5

    Cotton Weaver

    5

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