Origins of the Kitson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 75North West 25Isle of ManYorkshire 1308East Midlands 52West Midlands 134East 84London 322South East 130South West 44South Wales 61Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kitsons lived in yorkshire

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    23,000 Kitsons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Kitsons

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    Commmon female occupations for Kitsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    76

    Charwoman

    40

    Living On Own Means

    40

    Domestic Servant

    37

    File Cutter

    37

    Commmon male occupations for Kitsons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    97

    File Cutter

    95

    General Labourer

    59

    Farmer

    57

    Stone Mason

    55

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