Origins of the Ryman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 6West Midlands 50East 45London 128South East 71South West 61South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rymans lived in london

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    690 Ryman Travel & migration records
    4,300 Rymans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ryman

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    Common jobs for Rymans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rymans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Widow

    20

    Laundress

    15

    House Servant

    14

    Cook Domestic

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Rymans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    Farm Labourer

    20

    Yeoman

    20

    General Labourer

    19

    Farmer

    17

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