Origins of the Reffitt surname

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    In 1921, most Reffitts lived in south-east

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    23 Reffitt Travel & migration records
    120 Reffitts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Reffitt

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    Common jobs for Reffitts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Reffitts in 1921

    Private Means

    2

    At Home

    1

    Gentle Woman

    1

    House Servant

    1

    Living On Her Own Means

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Reffitts in 1921

    Cloth Merchant Apprentice

    2

    Dyer

    2

    Farm Hands

    2

    Journalist

    2

    Private Means

    2

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