Origins of the Riach surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 40East Midlands 3West MidlandsEast 2London 29South East 19South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Riachs lived in yorkshire

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    1,100 Riach Travel & migration records
    3,700 Riachs found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Riachs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Riachs in 1921

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    31

    Domestic Servant

    30

    Dressmaker

    20

    Ind

    18

    Annuitant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Riachs in 1921

    Farmer

    85

    Mason

    42

    Farm Servant

    39

    Tailor

    30

    Shoemaker

    25

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