Origins of the Rainbow surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 71North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 56East Midlands 136West Midlands 359East 142London 272South East 128South West 23South Wales 6Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rainbows lived in west-midlands

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    1,100 Rainbow Travel & migration records
    13,000 Rainbows found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rainbow

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    What are the most common Rainbow first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Rainbows

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rainbows in 1921

    Dressmaker

    56

    Lace Maker

    55

    Straw Plaiter

    50

    Laundress

    34

    General Servant Domestic

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Rainbows in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    126

    Farm Labourer

    78

    Farmer

    61

    Carpenter

    36

    General Labourer

    36

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