Origins of the Moffat surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 477North West 325Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 69East Midlands 17West Midlands 36East 23London 307South East 68South West 26South WalesMid Wales 3West Wales 1North Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Moffats lived in north-east

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    11,000 Moffat Travel & migration records
    40,000 Moffats found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Moffats

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

    Commmon female occupations for Moffats in 1921

    Dressmaker

    201

    Domestic Servant

    182

    F S

    159

    Housekeeper

    132

    House Servant

    110

    Commmon male occupations for Moffats in 1921

    Coal Miner

    566

    Joiner

    174

    Carter

    163

    Farm Servant

    159

    Tailor

    151

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