Origins of the Parrett surname

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    In 1921, most Parretts lived in london

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    990 Parrett Travel & migration records
    7,200 Parretts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Parrett

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    Common jobs for Parretts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Parretts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    28

    Laundress

    18

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Widow

    17

    Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Parretts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    44

    Blacksmith

    27

    Carpenter

    27

    Gardener

    23

    Plumber

    23

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