Origins of the Reith surname

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    In 1921, most Reiths lived in london

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    1,200 Reith Travel & migration records
    3,600 Reiths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Reith

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    Common jobs for Reiths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Reiths in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

    F S

    15

    Domestic Serv

    14

    Domestic Servant

    14

    House Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Reiths in 1921

    Farmer

    33

    Mason

    29

    Tailor

    21

    General Labourer

    18

    Farm Servant

    17

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