Origins of the Laight surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 44North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 10West Midlands 130East 13London 35South East 9South West 16South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Laights lived in west-midlands

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    270 Laight Travel & migration records
    3,000 Laights found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Laight

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    Common jobs for Laights

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

    Commmon female occupations for Laights in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Gloveress

    10

    Charwoman

    9

    Laundress

    8

    Farmers Wife

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Laights in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Bricklayer

    14

    General Labourer

    14

    Farm Labourer

    10

    Needle Stamper

    9

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