Origins of the Burkitt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 91East Midlands 166West Midlands 127East 20London 78South East 40South West 5South Wales 6Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Burkitts lived in east-midlands

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    730 Burkitt Travel & migration records
    6,300 Burkitts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Burkitt

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    What are the most common Burkitt first names?

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    Common jobs for Burkitts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Burkitts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Laundress

    14

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Housekeeper

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Burkitts in 1921

    Farmer

    45

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Farm Labourer

    24

    Farmers Son

    23

    General Labourer

    17

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