Origins of the Worthy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 244North West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 106East Midlands 108West Midlands 73East 21London 196South East 87South West 40South Wales 23Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Worthys lived in north-east

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    1,100 Worthy Travel & migration records
    9,000 Worthys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Worthy

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    What are the most common Worthy first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Worthys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Worthys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    57

    Laundress

    24

    Living On Own Means

    20

    Domestic Servant

    19

    General Servant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Worthys in 1921

    Shipwright

    52

    Tailor

    36

    Joiner

    32

    Coal Miner

    28

    Lead Miner

    23

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