Origins of the Moffatt surname

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    In 1921, most Moffatts lived in london

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    9,800 Moffatt Travel & migration records
    18,000 Moffatts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Moffatts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Moffatts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    72

    Domestic Servant

    40

    Living On Own Means

    40

    General Servant Domestic

    34

    Charwoman

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Moffatts in 1921

    Tailor

    90

    Coal Miner

    81

    General Labourer

    70

    Clerk

    35

    Blacksmith

    34

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