Origins of the Rylands surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 51Isle of ManYorkshire 43East Midlands 7West Midlands 12East 13London 179South East 33South West 17South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rylandses lived in london

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    760 Rylands Travel & migration records
    3,500 Rylandses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Rylandses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rylandses in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    20

    Dressmaker

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Private Means

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Rylandses in 1921

    General Labourer

    18

    Carter

    17

    Yeoman

    17

    Butcher

    9

    Blacksmith

    7

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