Origins of the Littlewood surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 129North West 131Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 2471East Midlands 256West Midlands 116East 118London 764South East 163South West 44South Wales 17Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Littlewoods lived in yorkshire

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    Common jobs for Littlewoods

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    Commmon female occupations for Littlewoods in 1921

    Dressmaker

    139

    Domestic Servant

    84

    Woollen Weaver

    80

    General Servant Domestic

    73

    Living On Own Means

    69

    Commmon male occupations for Littlewoods in 1921

    Coal Miner

    268

    Farmer

    123

    Coal Miner Hewer

    121

    Woollen Weaver

    118

    General Labourer

    104

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