Origins of the Philpotts surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 20East Midlands 7West Midlands 100East 7London 36South East 22South West 55South Wales 16Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Philpottses lived in west-midlands

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    380 Philpotts Travel & migration records
    3,500 Philpottses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Philpottses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Philpottses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Laundress

    20

    Dressmaker

    18

    Gloveress

    12

    Cloth Worker

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Philpottses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    Farm Labourer

    21

    General Labourer

    17

    Wood Turner

    13

    Farmer

    12

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