Origins of the Winby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 10Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 2West Midlands 2East 1London 15South East 8South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Winbys lived in london

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    87 Winby Travel & migration records
    400 Winbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Winby

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    Common jobs for Winbys

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    Commmon female occupations for Winbys in 1921

    Nil

    2

    Vidua

    2

    Annuitant

    1

    Bonnet Sewer

    1

    Chandler

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Winbys in 1921

    Engineer

    8

    Civil Engineer

    6

    Machanical Engineer

    4

    Railway Clerk

    4

    Accountant

    3

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