Origins of the Roffey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 33East Midlands 4West Midlands 30East 62London 482South East 470South West 17South Wales 14Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Roffeys lived in london

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    620 Roffey Travel & migration records
    8,100 Roffeys found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Roffeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Roffeys in 1921

    Laundress

    71

    Dressmaker

    32

    Servant

    25

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Roffeys in 1921

    General Labourer

    59

    Carman

    57

    Carpenter

    55

    Bricklayer

    54

    Agricultural Labourer

    48

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