Origins of the Roose surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 11Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 10East Midlands 43West Midlands 3East 8London 76South East 19South West 112South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 25Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rooses lived in south-west

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    750 Roose Travel & migration records
    3,800 Rooses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Roose first names?

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    Common jobs for Rooses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rooses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    Farmers Wife

    13

    General Servant

    10

    Living On Own Means

    10

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Rooses in 1921

    Farmer

    37

    Fisherman

    33

    Master

    32

    Farmers Son

    23

    Brewer

    18

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