Origins of the Rooth surname

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    In 1921, most Rooths lived in london

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    340 Rooth Travel & migration records
    1,700 Rooths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rooth

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    What are the most common Rooth first names?

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    Common jobs for Rooths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rooths in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Housekeeper

    7

    Private Means

    6

    Charwoman

    5

    Cotton Weaver

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Rooths in 1921

    Butcher

    11

    Farmer

    11

    Coal Miner

    9

    Coal Miner Hewer

    9

    Tanner

    7

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