Origins of the Fleetwood surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 39Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 297East Midlands 39West Midlands 87East 48London 388South East 71South West 14South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fleetwoods lived in london

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    920 Fleetwood Travel & migration records
    11,000 Fleetwoods found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fleetwood

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    What are the most common Fleetwood first names?

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    Common jobs for Fleetwoods

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fleetwoods in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Laundress

    33

    Widow

    32

    Domestic Servant

    29

    Cotton Weaver

    28

    Commmon male occupations for Fleetwoods in 1921

    Blacksmith

    50

    Iron Moulder

    38

    Farmer

    36

    General Labourer

    36

    Yeoman

    34

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