Origins of the Rhys surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 3West Midlands 8EastLondon 32South East 8South West 115South Wales 16Mid Wales 9West WalesNorth Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rhyses lived in south-west

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    640 Rhys Travel & migration records
    1,700 Rhyses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Rhyses

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    Commmon female occupations for Rhyses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    Student

    8

    At Home

    6

    Living On Own Means

    5

    Private Means

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Rhyses in 1921

    Cabinet Maker

    11

    Coal Miner

    7

    Farmer

    6

    Farmers Son

    5

    Journalist

    5

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