Origins of the Moffet surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 41North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 6East MidlandsWest Midlands 5East 3London 21South East 1South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Moffets lived in north-east

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    1,200 Moffet Travel & migration records
    1,800 Moffets found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Moffet first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Moffets

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

    Commmon female occupations for Moffets in 1921

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    12

    House Servant

    8

    Dressmaker

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Moffets in 1921

    Master

    17

    Coal Miner

    11

    Joiner

    11

    Tailor

    9

    Fisherman

    8

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