Origins of the Abbit surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 1London 1South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Abbits lived in north-wales

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    30 Abbit Travel & migration records
    75 Abbits found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Abbit first names?

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Abbits

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

    Commmon female occupations for Abbits in 1921

    Cook

    1

    Cook Domestic

    1

    Labourer Wife

    1

    Linen Woman

    1

    Shop Assistant

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Abbits in 1921

    Seaman

    17

    Carpenter

    8

    Quartermaster

    6

    Mate

    4

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

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