Origins of the Blewett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 36East Midlands 7West Midlands 35East 47London 103South East 75South West 440South Wales 30Mid Wales 17West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Blewetts lived in south-west

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    2,100 Blewett Travel & migration records
    8,400 Blewetts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Blewetts

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    Commmon female occupations for Blewetts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    Tailoress

    20

    Living On Own Means

    19

    House Keeper

    18

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Blewetts in 1921

    Fisherman

    88

    Tin Miner

    54

    Blacksmith

    31

    Farmer

    29

    Copper Miner

    28

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