Origins of the Rapps surname

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    In 1921, most Rappses lived in south-west

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    96 Rapps Travel & migration records
    710 Rappses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rapps

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    What are the most common Rapps first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Rappses

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

    Common female occupations for Rappses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Scholar National School

    3

    Servant

    3

    Charwoman

    2

    Domestic

    2

    Common male occupations for Rappses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    35

    Police Constable

    7

    Miner

    5

    Shoemaker

    4

    Basket Maker

    3

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