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Origins of the Ratcliffe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 222North West 603Isle of Man 11Yorkshire 1554East Midlands 451West Midlands 1312East 247London 4797South East 343South West 150South Wales 26Mid Wales 5West Wales 2North Wales 74Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ratcliffes lived in london

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    7,400 Ratcliffe Travel & migration records
    85,000 Ratcliffes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ratcliffe

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    579th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Ratcliffe surname. The oldest one dates back to .

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    What are the most common Ratcliffe first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Ratcliffes

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

    Common female occupations for Ratcliffes in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    1,024

    Dressmaker

    279

    Weaver

    212

    Housekeeper

    193

    Weaver Cotton

    192

    Common male occupations for Ratcliffes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    494

    Cotton Weaver

    422

    General Labourer

    275

    Farmer

    213

    Coal Miner Hewer

    211

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