Origins of the Ritch surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 3West Midlands 4East 3London 22South East 2South West 2South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ritchs lived in london

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    690 Ritch Travel & migration records
    1,600 Ritchs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ritch

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    What are the most common Ritch first names?

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    Common jobs for Ritchs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ritchs in 1921

    Farmers Wife

    25

    Farmer's Wife

    24

    Stocking Knitter

    21

    Farmers Daur

    19

    Dressmaker

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Ritchs in 1921

    Fisherman

    49

    Farmer

    44

    Farmer's Son

    25

    Farmers Son

    25

    Farm Servant

    14

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