Origins of the Rapley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 2West Midlands 3East 115London 353South East 549South West 10South Wales 13Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rapleys lived in south-east

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    880 Rapley Travel & migration records
    9,900 Rapleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rapley

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    What are the most common Rapley first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Rapleys

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

    Common female occupations for Rapleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    45

    Laundress

    42

    General Servant

    33

    Domestic Servant

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    Common male occupations for Rapleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    103

    Gardener

    65

    Carpenter

    54

    General Labourer

    48

    Farmer

    45

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