Origins of the Witter surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 134Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 5West Midlands 10East 11London 274South East 13South West 11South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Witters lived in london

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    800 Witter Travel & migration records
    3,600 Witters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Witter

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    What are the most common Witter first names?

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    Common jobs for Witters

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    Common female occupations for Witters in 1921

    Widow

    16

    House Servant

    13

    Farmers Daughter

    12

    Laundress

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Common male occupations for Witters in 1921

    Farmer

    50

    Yeoman

    29

    Farmers Son

    16

    Joiner

    13

    Farm Servant

    12

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