Origins of the Litt surname

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    In 1921, most Litts lived in north-west

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    480 Litt Travel & migration records
    1,900 Litts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Litt

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    Common jobs for Litts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Litts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Farmers Wife

    5

    General Servant

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Litts in 1921

    Farmer

    18

    Tailor

    12

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Coal Miner Hewer

    11

    Coal Miner

    8

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