Origins of the Footitt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 41East Midlands 199West Midlands 8East 1London 42South East 6South West 6South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Footitts lived in east-midlands

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    81 Footitt Travel & migration records
    2,500 Footitts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Footitt

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    We have for the Footitt surname. The oldest one dates back to 1847.

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    What are the most common Footitt first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Footitts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Footitts in 1921

    At Home

    9

    Dressmaker

    7

    Charwoman

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Housekeeper

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Footitts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    General Labourer

    11

    Blacksmith

    9

    Farm Labourer

    9

    Errand Boy

    7

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