Origins of the Wilby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 37North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 1140East Midlands 75West Midlands 18East 163London 227South East 113South West 23South Wales 2Mid WalesWest Wales 3North Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wilbys lived in yorkshire

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    1,600 Wilby Travel & migration records
    18,000 Wilbys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wilbys

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    Commmon female occupations for Wilbys in 1921

    Rag Sorter

    80

    Dressmaker

    64

    General Servant Domestic

    34

    Woollen Weaver

    31

    Dress Maker

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Wilbys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    113

    Agricultural Labourer

    101

    Coal Miner Hewer

    62

    Farm Labourer

    44

    General Labourer

    32

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