Origins of the Draycott surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 31North West 24Isle of ManYorkshire 166East Midlands 322West Midlands 202East 59London 140South East 23South West 5South Wales 3Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 22Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Draycotts lived in east-midlands

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    670 Draycott Travel & migration records
    10,000 Draycotts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Draycott

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    Common jobs for Draycotts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Draycotts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    48

    General Servant Domestic

    26

    Domestic Servant

    23

    General Servant

    20

    Laundress

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Draycotts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    90

    Farmer

    47

    Coal Miner Hewer

    35

    Butcher

    28

    Gardener

    28

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