Origins of the Pitts surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 29Isle of Man 39Yorkshire 733East Midlands 95West Midlands 69East 286London 669South East 356South West 271South Wales 29Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pittses lived in yorkshire

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    4,000 Pitts Travel & migration records
    31,000 Pittses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pitts

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    Common jobs for Pittses

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

    Common female occupations for Pittses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    112

    Laundress

    107

    General Servant Domestic

    81

    Domestic Servant

    72

    Worsted Weaver

    70

    Common male occupations for Pittses in 1921

    Farm Hands

    148

    Agricultural Labourer

    144

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    122

    Butcher

    100

    Farm Labourer

    91

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