Origins of the Rope surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 16West Midlands 8East 66London 65South East 28South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ropes lived in east

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    450 Rope Travel & migration records
    3,300 Ropes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rope

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    What are the most common Rope first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Ropes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ropes in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    15

    House Servant

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Servant

    11

    Charwoman

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Ropes in 1921

    Farmer

    24

    Carpenter

    22

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Gardener

    13

    Shoemaker

    13

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