Origins of the Raison surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 41West Midlands 17East 50London 132South East 77South West 77South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Raisons lived in london

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    370 Raison Travel & migration records
    4,200 Raisons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Raisons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Raisons in 1921

    Glover

    26

    Laundress

    22

    Dressmaker

    16

    Cook Domestic

    13

    Charwoman

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Raisons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    53

    Bricklayer

    27

    Farm Labourer

    22

    Coal Miner

    19

    General Labourer

    18

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