Origins of the Attfield surname

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    In 1921, most Attfields lived in south-east

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    490 Attfield Travel & migration records
    5,600 Attfields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Attfield

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    What are the most common Attfield first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Attfields

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

    Commmon female occupations for Attfields in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Servant

    23

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Living On Own Means

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Attfields in 1921

    Gardener

    30

    Butcher

    26

    General Labourer

    26

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Farmer

    25

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