Origins of the Rycroft surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 99Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 312East Midlands 29West Midlands 21East 13London 318South East 38South West 6South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rycrofts lived in london

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    1,500 Rycroft Travel & migration records
    8,400 Rycrofts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rycroft

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    What are the most common Rycroft first names?

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    Common jobs for Rycrofts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rycrofts in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    52

    Dressmaker

    36

    Worsted Weaver

    19

    Charwoman

    17

    House Keeper

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Rycrofts in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    46

    Yeoman

    35

    Farmer

    28

    Blacksmith

    23

    Carter

    21

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