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Origins of the Rickerby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 68North West 97Isle of ManYorkshire 20East Midlands 4West Midlands 9East 5London 32South East 11South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rickerbys lived in north-west

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    270 Rickerby Travel & migration records
    2,600 Rickerbys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Rickerbys

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    Common female occupations for Rickerbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    House Servant

    10

    Cotton Weaver

    8

    Farmers Daughter

    8

    Wife

    8

    Common male occupations for Rickerbys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    22

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Farmer

    10

    Iron Ore Miner

    10

    Baker

    9

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