Origins of the Roney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 39Isle of Man 42Yorkshire 24East MidlandsWest Midlands 6East 19London 127South East 81South West 4South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Roneys lived in london

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    3,200 Roney Travel & migration records
    5,500 Roneys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Roneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Roneys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    37

    Dressmaker

    18

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Housekeeper

    17

    Laundress

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Roneys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    86

    General Labourer

    29

    Mariner

    28

    Tailor

    25

    Farm Hands

    19

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