Origins of the Reeves surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 134North West 318Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 433East Midlands 246West Midlands 1149East 866London 3389South East 1749South West 533South Wales 155Mid Wales 24West Wales 1North Wales 40Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Reeveses lived in london

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    15,000 Reeves Travel & migration records
    120,000 Reeveses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Reeves

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    345th most common surname in the UK

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

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    What are the most common Reeves first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Reeveses

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

    Common female occupations for Reeveses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    516

    Laundress

    438

    Domestic Servant

    370

    General Servant Domestic

    317

    Servant

    254

    Common male occupations for Reeveses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    677

    General Labourer

    578

    Farm Labourer

    400

    Carpenter

    386

    Farmer

    304

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