Origins of the Watt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 752North West 123Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 161East Midlands 32West Midlands 57East 184London 633South East 268South West 57South Wales 47Mid Wales 1West Wales 2North Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Watts lived in north-east

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    30,000 Watt Travel & migration records
    87,000 Watts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Watt

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    513th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Watt first names?

    John

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    Margaret

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Watts

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

    Common female occupations for Watts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    441

    Domestic Servant

    419

    F S

    351

    Housekeeper

    294

    House Servant

    232

    Common male occupations for Watts in 1921

    Fisherman

    1,098

    Farmer

    538

    Farm Servant

    450

    Shoemaker

    310

    Joiner

    297

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