Origins of the Leggatt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 8West Midlands 10East 32London 144South East 143South West 7South Wales 12Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Leggatts lived in london

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    1,200 Leggatt Travel & migration records
    6,700 Leggatts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Leggatts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leggatts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    Laundress

    25

    Housemaid

    19

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Private Means

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Leggatts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    Bricklayer

    35

    Carpenter

    30

    General Labourer

    22

    Baker

    17

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