Origins of the Retter surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 7East MidlandsWest Midlands 1East 5London 20South East 8South West 119South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Retters lived in south-west

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    280 Retter Travel & migration records
    1,200 Retters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Retter

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    What are the most common Retter first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Retters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Retters in 1921

    Farmers Daughter

    9

    Farmers Wife

    7

    Farmer

    3

    At School

    2

    Dairy Work

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Retters in 1921

    Farmer

    44

    Farmers Son

    23

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

    Dairyman

    5

    Farm Labourer

    4

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