Origins of the Linfoot surname

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    In 1921, most Linfoots lived in yorkshire

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    390 Linfoot Travel & migration records
    4,700 Linfoots found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Linfoots

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

    Commmon female occupations for Linfoots in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Domestic Servant

    10

    House Servant

    10

    Dress Maker

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Linfoots in 1921

    Butcher

    40

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Bricklayer

    20

    Farm Labourer

    20

    Gardener Domestic

    19

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