Origins of the Blackett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 730North West 38Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 109East Midlands 23West Midlands 4East 28London 153South East 55South West 21South WalesMid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Blacketts lived in north-east

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    1,400 Blackett Travel & migration records
    12,000 Blacketts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Blackett

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    Common jobs for Blacketts

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    Common female occupations for Blacketts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    64

    Living On Own Means

    45

    Laundress

    27

    Domestic Servant

    25

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Common male occupations for Blacketts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    106

    Coal Miner Hewer

    58

    Blacksmith

    56

    Farmer

    43

    Bricklayer

    28

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