Origins of the Rawlings surname

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    In 1921, most Rawlingses lived in london

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    4,500 Rawlings Travel & migration records
    46,000 Rawlingses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rawlings

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    What are the most common Rawlings first names?

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    Common jobs for Rawlingses

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

    Common female occupations for Rawlingses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    189

    Laundress

    174

    Domestic Servant

    130

    General Servant Domestic

    121

    General Servant

    92

    Common male occupations for Rawlingses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    248

    General Labourer

    184

    Farm Labourer

    175

    Farmer

    120

    Carpenter

    107

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