Origins of the Rains surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 39North West 18Isle of ManYorkshire 74East Midlands 100West Midlands 9East 18London 94South East 115South West 8South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rainses lived in south-east

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    730 Rains Travel & migration records
    5,700 Rainses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rains

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    Claude

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Rainses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rainses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    At Home

    20

    Farmers Wife

    16

    Farmers Daughter

    14

    Living On Own Means

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Rainses in 1921

    Farmer

    72

    Farm Hands

    39

    General Farmers

    38

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    31

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