Origins of the Walby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 32North West 45Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 3West Midlands 18East 65London 79South East 22South West 59South Wales 54Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Walbys lived in london

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    290 Walby Travel & migration records
    3,200 Walbys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Walby first names?

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    Common jobs for Walbys

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    Commmon female occupations for Walbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    General Servant

    10

    House Servant

    10

    Laundress

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Walbys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    Butcher

    37

    Coal Miner Hewer

    20

    French Polisher

    15

    Farmer

    11

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