Origins of the Ruffles surname

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    In 1921, most Ruffleses lived in east

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    270 Ruffles Travel & migration records
    3,400 Ruffleses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ruffles

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    Common jobs for Ruffleses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ruffleses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    Domestic Servant

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Charwoman

    11

    General Servant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Ruffleses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    47

    Bricklayer

    26

    Farm Labourer

    24

    General Labourer

    17

    Horseman On Farm

    12

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