Origins of the Willoughby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 130North West 44Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 478East Midlands 142West Midlands 131East 79London 588South East 398South West 105South Wales 7Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Willoughbys lived in london

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    4,900 Willoughby Travel & migration records
    26,000 Willoughbys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Willoughbys

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

    Common female occupations for Willoughbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    110

    Living On Own Means

    64

    General Servant Domestic

    62

    Laundress

    60

    General Servant

    59

    Common male occupations for Willoughbys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    127

    General Labourer

    97

    Farm Labourer

    72

    Farm Hands

    69

    Butcher

    60

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