Origins of the Reeve surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 213North West 51Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 373East Midlands 394West Midlands 329East 1145London 1761South East 830South West 107South Wales 4Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Reeves lived in london

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    7,100 Reeve Travel & migration records
    75,000 Reeves found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Reeve

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    510th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Reeve surname. The oldest one dates back to .

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    What are the most common Reeve first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Reeves

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

    Common female occupations for Reeves in 1921

    Dressmaker

    352

    Laundress

    182

    General Servant Domestic

    173

    Domestic Servant

    149

    Living On Own Means

    147

    Common male occupations for Reeves in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    731

    Farm Labourer

    336

    Farmer

    253

    Carpenter

    251

    General Labourer

    204

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