Origins of the Rainger surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 8East MidlandsWest Midlands 8East 24London 77South East 33South West 18South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Raingers lived in london

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    86 Rainger Travel & migration records
    1,300 Raingers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rainger

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    Common jobs for Raingers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Raingers in 1921

    Laundress

    10

    Dressmaker

    8

    Blacksmith Daughter

    4

    Farmers Daughter

    4

    Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Raingers in 1921

    Carpenter

    14

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Porter

    8

    Clerk

    7

    Carman

    6

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