Origins of the Jarrett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 121North West 25Isle of ManYorkshire 49East Midlands 42West Midlands 137East 152London 655South East 826South West 228South Wales 182Mid Wales 14West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jarretts lived in south-east

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    3,600 Jarrett Travel & migration records
    27,000 Jarretts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Jarrett

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    What are the most common Jarrett first names?

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    Common jobs for Jarretts

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

    Common female occupations for Jarretts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    137

    Laundress

    82

    Domestic Servant

    68

    General Servant Domestic

    51

    Living On Own Means

    43

    Common male occupations for Jarretts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    132

    General Labourer

    116

    Carpenter

    96

    Farm Labourer

    89

    Blacksmith

    71

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