Origins of the Gittens surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 7West Midlands 124East 15London 84South East 30South West 20South Wales 10Mid Wales 5West Wales 5North Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gittenses lived in west-midlands

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    1,100 Gittens Travel & migration records
    4,400 Gittenses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gittenses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gittenses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    26

    General Servant

    14

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Charwoman

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Gittenses in 1921

    Blacksmith

    28

    Coal Miner

    21

    General Labourer

    18

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

    Farmer

    13

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