Origins of the Pettit surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 32Isle of ManYorkshire 88East Midlands 291West Midlands 52East 294London 692South East 303South West 14South Wales 25Mid WalesWest Wales 1North Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pettits lived in london

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    3,800 Pettit Travel & migration records
    23,000 Pettits found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Pettits

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pettits in 1921

    Dressmaker

    135

    Laundress

    75

    General Servant Domestic

    64

    Domestic Servant

    57

    General Servant

    49

    Commmon male occupations for Pettits in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    205

    Carpenter

    146

    Farm Labourer

    88

    Bricklayer

    68

    Baker

    61

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