Origins of the Rands surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 150East Midlands 173West Midlands 5East 81London 258South East 129South West 5South WalesMid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Randses lived in london

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    780 Rands Travel & migration records
    8,600 Randses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rands

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    What are the most common Rands first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Randses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Randses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Laundress

    18

    House Servant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Randses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    75

    Master

    46

    Farm Labourer

    41

    Carpenter

    28

    Shoemaker

    27

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