Origins of the Rumney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 100North West 119Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 2West Midlands 10East 30London 70South East 22South West 11South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rumneys lived in north-west

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    700 Rumney Travel & migration records
    4,700 Rumneys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rumney

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    What are the most common Rumney first names?

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    Common jobs for Rumneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rumneys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Living On Own Means

    12

    House Keeper

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Rumneys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    29

    Lead Miner

    29

    Coal Miner

    28

    Blacksmith

    24

    Coal Miner Hewer

    19

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