Origins of the Mouat surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 93North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 5East MidlandsWest Midlands 2East 8London 13South East 5South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mouats lived in north-east

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    360 Mouat Travel & migration records
    3,400 Mouats found in all Census records

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Mouats

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mouats in 1921

    Knitter

    169

    F S

    46

    Pauper

    21

    Dressmaker

    19

    Farmer's Daur

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Mouats in 1921

    Fisherman

    147

    Seaman

    24

    Crofter

    23

    Joiner

    17

    Fisherman & Crofter

    16

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