Origins of the Reay surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1716North West 615Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 44East Midlands 18West Midlands 78East 29London 218South East 43South West 12South Wales 1Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Reays lived in north-east

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    Common jobs for Reays

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    Commmon female occupations for Reays in 1921

    Dressmaker

    132

    General Servant Domestic

    62

    Domestic Servant

    56

    House Servant

    44

    General Servant

    39

    Commmon male occupations for Reays in 1921

    Coal Miner

    386

    Coal Miner Hewer

    156

    General Labourer

    85

    Blacksmith

    77

    Agricultural Labourer

    76

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