Origins of the Eggett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 68East Midlands 4West Midlands 5East 54London 62South East 29South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Eggetts lived in yorkshire

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    270 Eggett Travel & migration records
    2,200 Eggetts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Eggett

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    Common jobs for Eggetts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Eggetts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    House Servant

    7

    Laundress

    7

    At Home

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Eggetts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Farm Labourer

    17

    Joiner

    13

    Farmer

    11

    General Labourer

    10

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