Origins of the Billett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 8Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 17East Midlands 26West Midlands 25East 49London 143South East 114South West 119South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Billetts lived in london

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    1,000 Billett Travel & migration records
    6,700 Billetts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Billetts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Billetts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    Laundress

    24

    House Servant

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    General Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Billetts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    Blacksmith

    31

    Tailor

    26

    Baker

    23

    General Labourer

    22

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