Origins of the Flat surname

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    In 1921, most Flats lived in london

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    77 Flat Travel & migration records
    320 Flats found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Flat

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    What are the most common Flat first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Flats

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

    Commmon female occupations for Flats in 1921

    General Servant

    4

    House Servant

    4

    Needle Woman

    3

    Servant

    3

    Laundress

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Flats in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

    Mariner

    6

    Blacksmith

    4

    Apprentice

    3

    Farmer

    3

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