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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 41East Midlands 307West Midlands 95East 35London 175South East 188South West 25South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lettses lived in east-midlands

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    1,400 Letts Travel & migration records
    9,800 Lettses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Letts

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    We have for the Letts surname. The oldest one dates back to 1789.

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    What are the most common Letts first names?

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Lettses

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

    Common female occupations for Lettses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    45

    Laundress

    29

    Domestic Servant

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    25

    Living On Own Means

    21

    Common male occupations for Lettses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    43

    Shoemaker

    42

    Butcher

    37

    Gardener

    33

    Bricklayer

    28

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