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Origins of the Philpott surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 29Isle of ManYorkshire 98East Midlands 30West Midlands 129East 175London 536South East 1154South West 123South Wales 32Mid Wales 36West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Philpotts lived in south-east

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    3,000 Philpott Travel & migration records
    25,000 Philpotts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Philpotts

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

    Common female occupations for Philpotts in 1921

    Laundress

    106

    Dressmaker

    101

    General Servant Domestic

    78

    Domestic Servant

    59

    Charwoman

    50

    Common male occupations for Philpotts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    163

    General Labourer

    119

    Carpenter

    89

    Farm Labourer

    87

    Gardener

    54

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