Origins of the Collett surname

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    In 1921, most Colletts lived in london

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    4,700 Collett Travel & migration records
    41,000 Colletts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Collett

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    What are the most common Collett first names?

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    Common jobs for Colletts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Colletts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    174

    Laundress

    132

    General Servant Domestic

    111

    Domestic Servant

    99

    House Servant

    80

    Commmon male occupations for Colletts in 1921

    Carpenter

    207

    Agricultural Labourer

    205

    Blacksmith

    153

    Farmer

    148

    General Labourer

    128

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