Origins of the Reece surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 125North West 207Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 150East Midlands 50West Midlands 266East 84London 600South East 130South West 171South Wales 219Mid Wales 10West Wales 10North Wales 68Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Reeces lived in london

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    4,200 Reece Travel & migration records
    26,000 Reeces found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Reeces

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

    Commmon female occupations for Reeces in 1921

    Dressmaker

    99

    Domestic Servant

    63

    General Servant Domestic

    55

    House Servant

    54

    Laundress

    51

    Commmon male occupations for Reeces in 1921

    Coal Miner

    137

    Farmer

    116

    General Labourer

    108

    Agricultural Labourer

    103

    Farm Hands

    103

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