Origins of the Kirby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 786North West 229Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 1342East Midlands 546West Midlands 687East 761London 2178South East 859South West 229South Wales 77Mid Wales 7West Wales 4North Wales 20Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kirbys lived in london

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    23,000 Kirby Travel & migration records
    110,000 Kirbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kirby

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    360th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Kirby surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Kirby first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Kirbys

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

    Common female occupations for Kirbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    473

    Laundress

    312

    Domestic Servant

    291

    General Servant Domestic

    280

    Cotton Weaver

    222

    Common male occupations for Kirbys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    642

    General Labourer

    496

    Farmer

    378

    Farm Labourer

    360

    Bricklayer

    239

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