Origins of the Parratt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 35Isle of ManYorkshire 333East Midlands 71West Midlands 23East 21London 178South East 323South West 35South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Parratts lived in yorkshire

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    590 Parratt Travel & migration records
    7,900 Parratts found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Parratt first names?

    Walter

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Parratts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Parratts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Laundress

    23

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Housekeeper

    17

    Charwoman

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Parratts in 1921

    General Labourer

    45

    Agricultural Labourer

    44

    Carpenter

    33

    Butcher

    23

    Farm Labourer

    22

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