Origins of the Rodge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 5West MidlandsEast 1London 13South East 5South West 13South WalesMid Wales 38West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rodges lived in mid-wales

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    What are the most common Rodge first names?

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    Common jobs for Rodges

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    Commmon female occupations for Rodges in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    House Servant

    3

    Draper's Assistant

    2

    Fund Holder

    2

    General Servant

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Rodges in 1921

    Coal Miner Hewer

    5

    Coal Miner

    3

    General Labourer

    3

    Retired Farmer

    3

    Weaver

    3

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