Origins of the Reading surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 36Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 102East Midlands 35West Midlands 551East 176London 775South East 302South West 59South Wales 3Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Readings lived in london

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    2,700 Reading Travel & migration records
    23,000 Readings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Reading

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    What are the most common Reading first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Readings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Readings in 1921

    Laundress

    132

    Dressmaker

    120

    Servant

    61

    Domestic Servant

    55

    General Servant Domestic

    53

    Commmon male occupations for Readings in 1921

    Carpenter

    105

    General Labourer

    96

    Agricultural Labourer

    91

    Farmer

    71

    Bricklayer

    58

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