Origins of the Rolfe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 58North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 193East Midlands 77West Midlands 72East 552London 1435South East 711South West 63South Wales 17Mid Wales 42West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rolfes lived in london

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    4,100 Rolfe Travel & migration records
    41,000 Rolfes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rolfe

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    What are the most common Rolfe first names?

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Rolfes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rolfes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    203

    Laundress

    169

    General Servant Domestic

    126

    Domestic Servant

    85

    Housemaid Domestic

    71

    Commmon male occupations for Rolfes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    332

    General Labourer

    204

    Farm Labourer

    185

    Farmer

    151

    Carpenter

    147

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