Origins of the Letley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 54East Midlands 5West Midlands 3East 11London 44South East 100South West 5South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Letleys lived in south-east

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    43 Letley Travel & migration records
    1,000 Letleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Letley

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    What are the most common Letley first names?

    Ambrose

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    Mary Ann

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    Common jobs for Letleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Letleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Widow

    11

    Fishermans Daughter

    4

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Letleys in 1921

    Fisherman

    38

    Shipwright

    10

    Bricklayer

    8

    Butcher

    8

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

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