Origins of the Raffell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 47North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 1West Midlands 3East 9London 21South East 5South West 13South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Raffells lived in north-east

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    33 Raffell Travel & migration records
    1,100 Raffells found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Raffells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Raffells in 1921

    Lace Maker

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    Dressmaker

    6

    Laundress

    6

    Charwoman

    4

    At Home

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Raffells in 1921

    Shipwright

    15

    Coal Miner

    11

    Carpenter

    5

    Coal Hewer

    4

    Able Seaman

    3

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