Origins of the Rymer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 48North West 5Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 172East Midlands 30West Midlands 14East 34London 109South East 41South West 76South Wales 55Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rymers lived in yorkshire

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    870 Rymer Travel & migration records
    7,600 Rymers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Rymers

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    Commmon female occupations for Rymers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    Widow

    27

    Annuitant

    20

    Living On Own Means

    20

    House Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Rymers in 1921

    Husbandman

    56

    Farmer

    48

    Yeoman

    45

    Joiner

    35

    Butcher

    31

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