Origins of the Ranns surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 3West MidlandsEast 28London 19South East 6South WestSouth Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rannses lived in east

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    Common jobs for Rannses

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    Commmon female occupations for Rannses in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Laundress

    3

    Charwoman

    2

    Domestic Servant

    2

    House Keeper

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Rannses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    Farm Labourer

    4

    Shoemaker

    4

    Ag Labourer

    2

    Ag. Lab.

    2

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