Origins of the Reeson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 38East Midlands 196West Midlands 9East 8London 39South East 23South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Reesons lived in east-midlands

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    250 Reeson Travel & migration records
    3,000 Reesons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Reesons

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    Commmon female occupations for Reesons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    House Servant

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Farmers Wife

    8

    House Keeper

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Reesons in 1921

    Farmer

    29

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Tailor

    16

    Farmers Son

    11

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