Origins of the Race surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 960North West 13Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 505East Midlands 37West Midlands 57East 171London 224South East 66South West 15South WalesMid Wales 2West Wales 1North Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Races lived in north-east

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    1,600 Race Travel & migration records
    17,000 Races found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Race

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    What are the most common Race first names?

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    Common jobs for Races

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

    Commmon female occupations for Races in 1921

    Dressmaker

    60

    Domestic Servant

    44

    House Servant

    37

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    General Servant

    29

    Commmon male occupations for Races in 1921

    Coal Miner

    232

    Coal Miner Hewer

    109

    Agricultural Labourer

    84

    Joiner

    53

    Lead Miner

    48

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