Origins of the Garbitt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 18East MidlandsWest Midlands 12EastLondon 5South East 3South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Garbitts lived in north-east

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    41 Garbitt Travel & migration records
    450 Garbitts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Garbitts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Garbitts in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Cabinet Maker

    2

    Cotton Weaver

    2

    Annuitant

    1

    Char Woman

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Garbitts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    6

    Miner

    5

    Agricultural Labourer

    2

    Farm Labourer

    2

    General Labourer

    2

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