Origins of the Rodgers surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 433North West 174Isle of Man 34Yorkshire 2612East Midlands 646West Midlands 174East 95London 1303South East 223South West 108South Wales 32Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 27Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rodgerses lived in yorkshire

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    27,000 Rodgers Travel & migration records
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    Interesting facts about Rodgers

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    641st most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Rodgers surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Rodgers first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Rodgerses

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    Commmon female occupations for Rodgerses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    250

    Domestic Servant

    190

    Cotton Weaver

    157

    Laundress

    150

    Charwoman

    137

    Commmon male occupations for Rodgerses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    621

    General Labourer

    361

    Agricultural Labourer

    257

    Coal Miner Hewer

    236

    Farm Hands

    210

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