Origins of the Rumball surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 3East MidlandsWest Midlands 6East 43London 87South East 39South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rumballs lived in london

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    500 Rumball Travel & migration records
    2,600 Rumballs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rumball

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    What are the most common Rumball first names?

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    Common jobs for Rumballs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rumballs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Laundress

    15

    Housemaid Domestic

    10

    House Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Rumballs in 1921

    Butcher

    19

    Carpenter

    15

    Cordwainer

    15

    Farmer

    14

    Tallow Chandler

    14

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