Origins of the Rutherford surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1951North West 217Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 235East Midlands 30West Midlands 60East 144London 552South East 224South West 54South Wales 20Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rutherfords lived in north-east

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    16,000 Rutherford Travel & migration records
    66,000 Rutherfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rutherford

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    726th most common surname in the UK

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    Common jobs for Rutherfords

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

    Common female occupations for Rutherfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    378

    Housekeeper

    197

    Domestic Servant

    181

    House Servant

    169

    General Servant Domestic

    129

    Common male occupations for Rutherfords in 1921

    Coal Miner

    573

    Shepherd

    354

    Joiner

    288

    Tailor

    247

    Farmer

    218

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