Origins of the Leight surname

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    In 1921, most Leights lived in north-east

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    280 Leight Travel & migration records
    820 Leights found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Leights

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leights in 1921

    Dressmaker

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Widow

    4

    None

    3

    Cloth Cup Maker

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Leights in 1921

    Coal Miner

    11

    Coal Miner Hewer

    4

    Gentleman

    4

    Ag Labourer

    3

    Farmer

    3

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