Origins of the Rodway surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 45East Midlands 19West Midlands 85East 25London 206South East 81South West 221South Wales 71Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rodways lived in south-west

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    1,100 Rodway Travel & migration records
    9,100 Rodways found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rodway

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    What are the most common Rodway first names?

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    Common jobs for Rodways

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    Commmon female occupations for Rodways in 1921

    Dressmaker

    59

    Laundress

    39

    Living On Own Means

    29

    Domestic Servant

    27

    Cook Domestic

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Rodways in 1921

    Coal Miner

    52

    General Labourer

    43

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    French Polisher

    27

    Coal Miner Hewer

    26

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