Origins of the Read surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 194North West 405Isle of Man 12Yorkshire 904East Midlands 494West Midlands 735East 1588London 5134South East 2329South West 782South Wales 231Mid Wales 14West WalesNorth Wales 43Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Reads lived in london

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    24,000 Read Travel & migration records
    200,000 Reads found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Read

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    180th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Read surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Read first names?

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Reads

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

    Common female occupations for Reads in 1921

    Dressmaker

    1,023

    Laundress

    554

    General Servant Domestic

    435

    Domestic Servant

    426

    Living On Own Means

    418

    Common male occupations for Reads in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    1,227

    Carpenter

    801

    General Labourer

    716

    Farmer

    623

    Farm Labourer

    560

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