Origins of the Tubby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 10West Midlands 8East 287London 107South East 21South West 4South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tubbys lived in east

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    330 Tubby Travel & migration records
    5,000 Tubbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tubby

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    What are the most common Tubby first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Tubbys

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

    Common female occupations for Tubbys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Laundress

    18

    Dressmaker

    15

    Servant

    15

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Common male occupations for Tubbys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    71

    Carpenter

    45

    Farm Labourer

    42

    Fisherman

    25

    General Labourer

    19

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