Origins of the Leggett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 118North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 188East Midlands 85West Midlands 26East 431London 746South East 334South West 23South Wales 9Mid Wales 11West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Leggetts lived in london

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    3,600 Leggett Travel & migration records
    24,000 Leggetts found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Leggett first names?

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    Common jobs for Leggetts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leggetts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    146

    Laundress

    90

    General Servant Domestic

    74

    Domestic Servant

    54

    Living On Own Means

    46

    Commmon male occupations for Leggetts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    143

    Carpenter

    101

    Blacksmith

    89

    Farm Labourer

    85

    General Labourer

    75

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