Origins of the Rolf surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 4West Midlands 16East 23London 124South East 118South West 3South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rolfs lived in london

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    870 Rolf Travel & migration records
    5,100 Rolfs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rolf

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    Common jobs for Rolfs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rolfs in 1921

    Laundress

    25

    Domestic Servant

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    House Servant

    17

    Dressmaker

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Rolfs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    76

    General Labourer

    40

    Fisherman

    23

    Farm Labourer

    22

    Bricklayer

    21

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