Origins of the Blewitt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 90North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 57East Midlands 18West Midlands 287East 74London 75South East 48South West 60South Wales 34Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Blewitts lived in west-midlands

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    1,100 Blewitt Travel & migration records
    7,500 Blewitts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Blewitt

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    Common jobs for Blewitts

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

    Common female occupations for Blewitts in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Charwoman

    17

    Dressmaker

    17

    Housemaid Domestic

    12

    Common male occupations for Blewitts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    63

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Coal Miner Hewer

    37

    General Labourer

    32

    Farm Labourer

    19

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