Origins of the Jowett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 77North West 43Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 2584East Midlands 114West Midlands 49East 24London 425South East 44South West 19South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jowetts lived in yorkshire

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    3,200 Jowett Travel & migration records
    30,000 Jowetts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Jowetts

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    Commmon female occupations for Jowetts in 1921

    Worsted Weaver

    250

    Worsted Spinner

    188

    Dressmaker

    101

    Living On Own Means

    56

    Weaver

    54

    Commmon male occupations for Jowetts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    130

    Wool Comber

    94

    Farmer

    87

    Stone Mason

    82

    Joiner

    68

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