Origins of the Lightfoot surname

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    In 1921, most Lightfoots lived in london

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    4,100 Lightfoot Travel & migration records
    41,000 Lightfoots found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lightfoot

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    What are the most common Lightfoot first names?

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    Common jobs for Lightfoots

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lightfoots in 1921

    Dressmaker

    168

    General Servant Domestic

    120

    Domestic Servant

    107

    Laundress

    80

    General Servant

    76

    Commmon male occupations for Lightfoots in 1921

    Coal Miner

    189

    Farmer

    167

    Agricultural Labourer

    147

    General Labourer

    143

    Farm Labourer

    140

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