Origins of the Philpot surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 34North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 53East Midlands 16West Midlands 41East 227London 622South East 231South West 47South Wales 16Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Philpots lived in london

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    2,200 Philpot Travel & migration records
    18,000 Philpots found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Philpot

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    What are the most common Philpot first names?

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    Common jobs for Philpots

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

    Commmon female occupations for Philpots in 1921

    Dressmaker

    84

    Laundress

    73

    Domestic Servant

    51

    House Servant

    51

    General Servant Domestic

    47

    Commmon male occupations for Philpots in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    153

    General Labourer

    88

    Carpenter

    76

    Yeoman

    70

    Farm Labourer

    56

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