Origins of the Rain surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 109North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 7West Midlands 2East 9London 99South East 25South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rains lived in north-east

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    1,100 Rain Travel & migration records
    4,800 Rains found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Rains

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rains in 1921

    House Servant

    20

    Dressmaker

    18

    Servant

    15

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Laundress

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Rains in 1921

    Coal Miner

    41

    Farmer

    36

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    Joiner

    18

    Tailor

    18

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