Origins of the Ruffle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 4West Midlands 27East 188London 64South East 99South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ruffles lived in east

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    350 Ruffle Travel & migration records
    4,700 Ruffles found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Ruffle first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Ruffles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ruffles in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Dressmaker

    14

    General Servant

    14

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Housemaid Domestic

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Ruffles in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    68

    Farm Labourer

    22

    General Labourer

    19

    Cabinet Maker

    17

    Agr Lab

    16

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