Origins of the Reach surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 7West Midlands 10East 63London 58South East 34South West 6South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Reachs lived in east

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    1,000 Reach Travel & migration records
    3,400 Reachs found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Reach first names?

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    Common jobs for Reachs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Reachs in 1921

    Laundress

    28

    Dressmaker

    18

    House Servant

    15

    Domestic Servant

    13

    F S

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Reachs in 1921

    Mason

    10

    Tailor

    10

    Agricultural Labourer

    9

    Bricklayer

    9

    Carpenter

    9

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