Origins of the Rowlings surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 4West Midlands 19East 17London 88South East 47South West 28South Wales 10Mid Wales 11West Wales 1North Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rowlingses lived in london

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    220 Rowlings Travel & migration records
    2,600 Rowlingses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rowlings

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    Common jobs for Rowlingses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rowlingses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Dressmaker

    8

    General Servant

    8

    Laundress

    8

    Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Rowlingses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    General Labourer

    15

    Farm Labourer

    7

    Farmer

    6

    Groom

    6

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