Origins of the Moat surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 222North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 80East Midlands 2West Midlands 7East 31London 76South East 211South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Moats lived in north-east

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    830 Moat Travel & migration records
    6,000 Moats found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Moat

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    What are the most common Moat first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Moats

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

    Common female occupations for Moats in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    Charwoman

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    General Servant

    10

    House Servant

    9

    Common male occupations for Moats in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    Carpenter

    30

    Farm Labourer

    29

    General Labourer

    17

    Blacksmith

    15

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