Origins of the Dewitt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 5East Midlands 1West Midlands 22East 5London 38South East 14South West 40South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dewitts lived in south-west

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    2,300 Dewitt Travel & migration records
    1,100 Dewitts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Dewitts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dewitts in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Private Means

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Servant

    4

    Charwoman

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Dewitts in 1921

    Farm Hands

    16

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    General Farmers

    10

    General Labourer

    10

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    9

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