Origins of the Moffitt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 237North West 15Isle of Man 15Yorkshire 68East Midlands 11West Midlands 5East 10London 137South East 19South West 16South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Moffitts lived in north-east

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    3,400 Moffitt Travel & migration records
    5,000 Moffitts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Moffitt

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    Common jobs for Moffitts

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

    Common female occupations for Moffitts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    Housekeeper

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    House Servant

    10

    Servant Domestic

    9

    Common male occupations for Moffitts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    32

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    30

    Farm Hands

    22

    Butcher

    20

    Blacksmith

    17

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