Origins of the Rush surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 137North West 56Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 289East Midlands 137West Midlands 68East 404London 691South East 316South West 73South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 20Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rushs lived in london

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    Common jobs for Rushs

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    Commmon female occupations for Rushs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    126

    General Servant Domestic

    106

    Domestic Servant

    91

    House Servant

    81

    Laundress

    81

    Commmon male occupations for Rushs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    303

    Farm Labourer

    159

    General Labourer

    148

    Farmer

    147

    Farm Hands

    85

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