Origins of the Rayfield surname

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    In 1921, most Rayfields lived in south-east

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    400 Rayfield Travel & migration records
    3,300 Rayfields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rayfield

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    What are the most common Rayfield first names?

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    Common jobs for Rayfields

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rayfields in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    12

    General Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    House Servant

    7

    Housekeeper

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Rayfields in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    Carpenter

    19

    General Labourer

    19

    Farm Labourer

    16

    Blacksmith

    14

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