Origins of the Witts surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 36East Midlands 64West Midlands 105East 29London 207South East 130South West 305South Wales 65Mid Wales 11West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wittses lived in south-west

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    860 Witts Travel & migration records
    11,000 Wittses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wittses

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

    Common female occupations for Wittses in 1921

    Laundress

    56

    Dressmaker

    47

    Domestic Servant

    28

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    General Servant

    26

    Common male occupations for Wittses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    93

    General Labourer

    49

    Farm Labourer

    41

    Bricklayer

    38

    Blacksmith

    31

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