Origins of the Ritchie surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 628North West 131Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 170East Midlands 37West Midlands 39East 139London 509South East 263South West 37South Wales 5Mid Wales 6West Wales 1North Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ritchies lived in north-east

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    27,000 Ritchie Travel & migration records
    74,000 Ritchies found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ritchie

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    590th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Ritchie surname. The oldest one dates back to 1595.

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    Common jobs for Ritchies

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ritchies in 1921

    Dressmaker

    377

    Domestic Servant

    362

    Housekeeper

    269

    F S

    251

    Annuitant

    192

    Commmon male occupations for Ritchies in 1921

    Fisherman

    1,229

    Farmer

    334

    Farm Servant

    325

    Joiner

    311

    Coal Miner

    309

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