Origins of the Richings surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 10West Midlands 38East 18London 81South East 50South West 237South Wales 18Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Richingses lived in south-west

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    440 Richings Travel & migration records
    5,200 Richingses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Richings

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    What are the most common Richings first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Richingses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Richingses in 1921

    Laundress

    44

    Dressmaker

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Cook Domestic

    13

    General Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Richingses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    41

    General Labourer

    22

    Carpenter

    20

    Butcher

    19

    Gardener

    18

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