Origins of the Pritt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 74Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 12East Midlands 2West Midlands 2East 17London 102South East 4South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pritts lived in london

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    330 Pritt Travel & migration records
    1,900 Pritts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pritt

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    Common jobs for Pritts

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    Commmon female occupations for Pritts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Cotton Weaver

    10

    Annuitant

    9

    General Servant

    9

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Pritts in 1921

    Farmer

    19

    Yeoman

    19

    Farm Hands

    11

    Coal Miner

    9

    Farmers Son

    9

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