Origins of the Millett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 68North West 89Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 101East Midlands 27West Midlands 63East 41London 250South East 110South West 137South Wales 61Mid Wales 16West WalesNorth Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Milletts lived in london

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    2,800 Millett Travel & migration records
    11,000 Milletts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Millett

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    Common jobs for Milletts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Milletts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    60

    Charwoman

    35

    Domestic Servant

    35

    Laundress

    34

    Nurse

    34

    Commmon male occupations for Milletts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    Carpenter

    33

    General Labourer

    33

    Blacksmith

    31

    None

    31

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