Origins of the Rhymes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 10West Midlands 6East 7London 21South East 30South West 72South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rhymeses lived in south-west

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    140 Rhymes Travel & migration records
    1,600 Rhymeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rhymes

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    What are the most common Rhymes first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Rhymeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rhymeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    Laundress

    10

    General Servant

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Domestic

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Rhymeses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    Farm Labourer

    12

    Mason

    10

    Gardener Domestic

    8

    General Labourer

    8

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