Origins of the Daly surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 111North West 144Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 122East Midlands 30West Midlands 66East 135London 1310South East 372South West 129South Wales 32Mid Wales 9West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dalys lived in london

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    67,000 Daly Travel & migration records
    31,000 Dalys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Daly

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    830th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Daly surname. The oldest one dates back to 1575.

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    What are the most common Daly first names?

    John

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Dalys

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

    Common female occupations for Dalys in 1921

    Charwoman

    106

    Servant

    93

    Domestic Servant

    90

    Dressmaker

    87

    Laundress

    76

    Common male occupations for Dalys in 1921

    General Labourer

    207

    Coal Miner

    139

    Dock Labourer

    132

    Tailor

    127

    Porter

    91

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