Origins of the Yeo surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 18Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 16East Midlands 11West Midlands 10East 117London 358South East 183South West 688South Wales 46Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Yeos lived in south-west

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    2,500 Yeo Travel & migration records
    16,000 Yeos found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Yeo

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    What are the most common Yeo first names?

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    Common jobs for Yeos

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

    Commmon female occupations for Yeos in 1921

    Dressmaker

    91

    General Servant Domestic

    51

    Living On Own Means

    46

    Widow

    41

    Domestic Servant

    38

    Commmon male occupations for Yeos in 1921

    Farmer

    86

    Carpenter

    81

    Agricultural Labourer

    77

    General Labourer

    52

    Yeoman

    47

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