Origins of the Hatter surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 32East Midlands 33West Midlands 12East 15London 84South East 39South West 87South Wales 8Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hatters lived in south-west

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    470 Hatter Travel & migration records
    3,700 Hatters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hatter

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    What are the most common Hatter first names?

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    Common jobs for Hatters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hatters in 1921

    House Servant

    22

    Domestic Servant

    21

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    19

    Lab

    16

    Laundress

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Hatters in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Lab

    21

    General Labourer

    16

    Butcher

    15

    Carpenter

    13

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