Origins of the Chilcott surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 5Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 14East Midlands 9West Midlands 7East 32London 215South East 105South West 376South Wales 38Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chilcotts lived in south-west

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    850 Chilcott Travel & migration records
    10,000 Chilcotts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chilcott

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    What are the most common Chilcott first names?

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    Common jobs for Chilcotts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chilcotts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Domestic Servant

    26

    Charwoman

    25

    Laundress

    25

    Commmon male occupations for Chilcotts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    91

    Farm Labourer

    69

    Tailor

    44

    General Labourer

    37

    Farmer

    33

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