Origins of the Relf surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 3West Midlands 15East 70London 253South East 499South West 6South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Relfs lived in south-east

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    660 Relf Travel & migration records
    9,000 Relfs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Relf

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    What are the most common Relf first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Relfs

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

    Common female occupations for Relfs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    48

    Laundress

    30

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Domestic Servant

    25

    General Servant

    19

    Common male occupations for Relfs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    124

    Farm Labourer

    70

    Carpenter

    47

    Bricklayer

    39

    General Labourer

    33

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