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The earliest occurrence of the Moffat surname in our family history documents is from 1540, and we currently have 122,462 records where Moffat appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
227 Moffats were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Moffats were most likely to live in Lanarkshire.
Not all Moffats were law-abiding. We found 23 in criminal records.
262 Moffats served in the First World War.
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