Origins of the Neat surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 49West Midlands 26East 30London 109South East 60South West 19South Wales 9Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Neats lived in london

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    250 Neat Travel & migration records
    3,700 Neats found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Neats

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    Commmon female occupations for Neats in 1921

    Laundress

    24

    Dressmaker

    22

    General Servant

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Lab

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Neats in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Yeoman

    24

    Lab

    16

    Shoe Finisher

    16

    General Labourer

    11

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