Origins of the Ruff surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 48East Midlands 141West Midlands 95East 65London 271South East 174South West 10South Wales 15Mid Wales 1West Wales 9North Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ruffs lived in london

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    Common jobs for Ruffs

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    Commmon female occupations for Ruffs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    48

    General Servant Domestic

    39

    General Servant

    27

    Servant

    23

    Infant

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Ruffs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    112

    Farm Labourer

    68

    Carpenter

    44

    General Labourer

    40

    Farm Hands

    35

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