Origins of the Rae surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 208North West 150Isle of ManYorkshire 146East Midlands 18West Midlands 42East 71London 366South East 155South West 21South Wales 7Mid Wales 2West Wales 1North Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Raes lived in london

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    17,000 Rae Travel & migration records
    50,000 Raes found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Raes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Raes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    321

    Domestic Servant

    238

    Housekeeper

    183

    F S

    175

    House Keeper

    150

    Commmon male occupations for Raes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    633

    Mason

    228

    Farm Servant

    220

    Farmer

    209

    Joiner

    201

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