Origins of the Memmott surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 146East Midlands 2West MidlandsEastLondon 6South East 8South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Memmotts lived in yorkshire

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    260 Memmott Travel & migration records
    1,300 Memmotts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Memmott

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    What are the most common Memmott first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Memmotts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Memmotts in 1921

    Cutler

    14

    Dressmaker

    6

    Filesmith

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Living On Own Means

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Memmotts in 1921

    File Cutter

    29

    Spring Knife Cutler

    28

    Cutler

    16

    File Hardener

    11

    Filesmith

    9

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