Origins of the Rann surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 20East Midlands 17West Midlands 46East 45London 83South East 129South West 2South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ranns lived in south-east

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    480 Rann Travel & migration records
    3,800 Ranns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rann

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    What are the most common Rann first names?

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    Common jobs for Ranns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ranns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Laundress

    13

    General Servant

    12

    House Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Ranns in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    General Labourer

    18

    Bricklayer

    14

    Coal Miner

    14

    Butcher

    12

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