Origins of the Pitt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 140North West 108Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 259East Midlands 142West Midlands 866East 467London 1280South East 629South West 430South Wales 204Mid Wales 27West Wales 10North Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pitts lived in london

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    8,300 Pitt Travel & migration records
    64,000 Pitts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pitt

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    711th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Pitt surname. The oldest one dates back to .

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    What are the most common Pitt first names?

    William

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    Common jobs for Pitts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pitts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    317

    Laundress

    209

    Domestic Servant

    152

    Living On Own Means

    117

    General Servant Domestic

    114

    Commmon male occupations for Pitts in 1921

    Carpenter

    229

    Agricultural Labourer

    228

    General Labourer

    188

    Farm Labourer

    130

    Butcher

    127

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