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Origins of the Riches surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 135North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 149East Midlands 63West Midlands 39East 1050London 1062South East 461South West 44South Wales 9Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Richeses lived in london

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    2,400 Riches Travel & migration records
    35,000 Richeses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Riches first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Richeses

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    Common female occupations for Richeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    142

    Domestic Servant

    81

    Laundress

    81

    General Servant Domestic

    71

    General Servant

    70

    Common male occupations for Richeses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    331

    Farmer

    146

    Farm Labourer

    129

    Carpenter

    124

    General Labourer

    91

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