Origins of the Letch surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 31East Midlands 15West Midlands 1East 219London 114South East 24South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Letchs lived in east

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    160 Letch Travel & migration records
    3,100 Letchs found in all Census records

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Letchs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Letchs in 1921

    Straw Plaiter

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Dressmaker

    11

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Drapers Assistant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Letchs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    44

    Farm Labourer

    18

    General Labourer

    12

    Cordwainer

    10

    Carpenter

    9

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