Origins of the Margetts surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 60East Midlands 28West Midlands 85East 45London 244South East 128South West 51South Wales 15Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Margettses lived in london

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    690 Margetts Travel & migration records
    8,100 Margettses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Margetts

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    Common jobs for Margettses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Margettses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Gloveress

    16

    Housekeeper

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Margettses in 1921

    Carpenter

    85

    Agricultural Labourer

    41

    Wheelwright

    40

    Farm Labourer

    24

    General Labourer

    24

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