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Origins of the Rignall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 31East Midlands 9West Midlands 1East 26London 31South East 24South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rignalls lived in london

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    130 Rignall Travel & migration records
    1,600 Rignalls found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Rignalls

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

    Common female occupations for Rignalls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Cook Domestic

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    House Servant

    4

    Private Means

    4

    Common male occupations for Rignalls in 1921

    Blacksmith

    13

    Farm Labourer

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Baker

    6

    General Labourer

    6

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