Origins of the Aylett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 7West Midlands 11East 260London 370South East 140South West 6South WalesMid Wales 4West Wales 1North Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ayletts lived in london

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    620 Aylett Travel & migration records
    7,000 Ayletts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Aylett

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    Common jobs for Ayletts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ayletts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    42

    Laundress

    30

    Domestic Servant

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    General Servant

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Ayletts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    50

    General Labourer

    45

    Wheelwright

    40

    Carman

    31

    Butcher

    30

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