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Origins of the Rey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 11West Midlands 9East 26London 96South East 32South West 6South Wales 1Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Reys lived in london

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    1,100 Rey Travel & migration records
    2,000 Reys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Rey first names?

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    Manuel

    Maria

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Reys

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

    Common female occupations for Reys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    House Servant

    13

    General Servant

    10

    Servant

    10

    Milliner

    9

    Common male occupations for Reys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

    Farm Hands

    9

    General Labourer

    9

    Clerk

    8

    Coal Miner

    8

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