Origins of the Roast surname

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    In 1921, most Roasts lived in east

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    110 Roast Travel & migration records
    2,600 Roasts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Roast

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    What are the most common Roast first names?

    William

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    Common jobs for Roasts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Roasts in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Dressmaker

    8

    Living On Own Means

    7

    Domestic

    6

    Laundress

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Roasts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    Blacksmith

    14

    General Labourer

    13

    Miller

    13

    Coal Porter

    10

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