Origins of the Leith surname

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    In 1921, most Leiths lived in london

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    4,700 Leith Travel & migration records
    11,000 Leiths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Leith

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    Common jobs for Leiths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leiths in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    59

    Dressmaker

    47

    Farmer's Wife

    35

    House Servant

    35

    Annuitant

    34

    Commmon male occupations for Leiths in 1921

    Farmer

    115

    Farm Servant

    71

    Tailor

    48

    Farmers Son

    38

    General Labourer

    34

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