Origins of the Rawling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 108North West 32Isle of ManYorkshire 316East Midlands 42West Midlands 17East 72London 153South East 39South West 53South Wales 12Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 21Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rawlings lived in yorkshire

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    900 Rawling Travel & migration records
    11,000 Rawlings found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Rawling first names?

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    Common jobs for Rawlings

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    Commmon female occupations for Rawlings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    Domestic Servant

    31

    General Servant

    27

    House Servant

    26

    Living On Own Means

    25

    Commmon male occupations for Rawlings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    78

    Farmer

    51

    Farm Labourer

    50

    General Labourer

    45

    Coal Miner

    43

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