Origins of the Morritt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 200East Midlands 15West Midlands 1East 11London 58South East 31South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Morritts lived in yorkshire

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    310 Morritt Travel & migration records
    3,000 Morritts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Morritt

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    Common jobs for Morritts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Morritts in 1921

    Dress Maker

    8

    House Servant

    8

    Tailoress

    7

    General Servant

    6

    Laundress

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Morritts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Coal Miner

    17

    Farm Labourer

    15

    Coal Miner Hewer

    12

    Joiner

    12

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