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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 14West Midlands 6East 148London 124South East 66South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Routs lived in east

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    410 Rout Travel & migration records
    5,200 Routs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rout

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    What are the most common Rout first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Routs

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

    Common female occupations for Routs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Laundress

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Tailoress

    12

    Common male occupations for Routs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    68

    Bricklayer

    33

    Farm Labourer

    32

    General Labourer

    23

    Tailor

    23

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