Origins of the Yearby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 20East Midlands 13West Midlands 6East 1London 8South EastSouth West 2South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Yearbys lived in yorkshire

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    38 Yearby Travel & migration records
    380 Yearbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Yearby

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    What are the most common Yearby first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Sarah Ann

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    Common jobs for Yearbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Yearbys in 1921

    Tailoress

    6

    Assistant (Inn)

    2

    Barmaid

    1

    Domestic Servant

    1

    Dress Maker

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Yearbys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    17

    Coal Miner Hewer

    4

    General Labourer

    4

    Skilled Occupations In Manufacture Of Electrical Machinery And Accessories

    4

    Cordwainer

    3

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