Origins of the Linnett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 85West Midlands 63East 128London 81South East 29South West 9South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Linnetts lived in east

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    560 Linnett Travel & migration records
    4,500 Linnetts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Linnetts

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

    Common female occupations for Linnetts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Laundress

    21

    General Servant

    11

    Tailoress

    10

    Cook

    9

    Common male occupations for Linnetts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    General Labourer

    25

    Shepherd

    19

    Farm Labourer

    18

    Thatcher

    17

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