Origins of the Ragg surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 71North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 47West Midlands 32East 7London 24South East 18South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Raggs lived in north-east

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    410 Ragg Travel & migration records
    3,200 Raggs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ragg

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    Common jobs for Raggs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Raggs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Housekeeper

    11

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Engineman

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Raggs in 1921

    Butcher

    70

    Blacksmith

    15

    Cutler

    14

    Farmer

    13

    Baker

    10

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