Origins of the Ibbetson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 73North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 396East Midlands 11West Midlands 5East 18London 35South East 38South West 3South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ibbetsons lived in yorkshire

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    460 Ibbetson Travel & migration records
    6,000 Ibbetsons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ibbetsons

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    Commmon female occupations for Ibbetsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Worsted Spinner

    19

    General Servant

    18

    Living On Own Means

    16

    Worsted Weaver

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Ibbetsons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

    Farm Labourer

    18

    General Labourer

    17

    Farmer

    16

    Butcher

    13

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