Origins of the Rolls surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 41North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 40East Midlands 35West Midlands 50East 89London 308South East 205South West 204South Wales 14Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rollses lived in london

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    1,400 Rolls Travel & migration records
    13,000 Rollses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Rolls first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Rollses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rollses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    68

    Laundress

    47

    General Servant Domestic

    46

    Domestic Servant

    37

    Living On Own Means

    32

    Commmon male occupations for Rollses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    101

    General Labourer

    64

    Farm Labourer

    42

    Tailor

    35

    Butcher

    27

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