Origins of the Varley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 165North West 66Isle of Man 30Yorkshire 2367East Midlands 271West Midlands 114East 83London 1146South East 51South West 23South Wales 7Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Varleys lived in yorkshire

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    5,700 Varley Travel & migration records
    40,000 Varleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Varley

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    What are the most common Varley first names?

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    Common jobs for Varleys

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

    Common female occupations for Varleys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    290

    Dressmaker

    159

    Weaver Cotton

    103

    Weaver

    100

    Worsted Weaver

    94

    Common male occupations for Varleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    239

    Cotton Weaver

    169

    Joiner

    102

    Tailor

    94

    Coal Miner Hewer

    92

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