Origins of the Rayment surname

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    In 1921, most Rayments lived in london

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    830 Rayment Travel & migration records
    12,000 Rayments found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rayment

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    What are the most common Rayment first names?

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    Common jobs for Rayments

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rayments in 1921

    Dressmaker

    49

    Laundress

    46

    Domestic Servant

    32

    Cook Domestic

    28

    General Servant

    27

    Commmon male occupations for Rayments in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    86

    General Labourer

    53

    Carpenter

    46

    Farm Labourer

    41

    Bricklayer

    36

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