Origins of the Room surname

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    In 1921, most Rooms lived in london

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    290 Room Travel & migration records
    4,400 Rooms found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Room

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    What are the most common Room first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Rooms

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rooms in 1921

    Straw Plaiter

    34

    Dressmaker

    17

    Laundress

    13

    Pauper

    11

    Plaiter

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Rooms in 1921

    Bricklayer

    54

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Coal Miner

    27

    Tailor

    18

    Carpenter

    17

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