Origins of the Salt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 66North West 256Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 367East Midlands 507West Midlands 2436East 83London 775South East 145South West 53South Wales 33Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 36Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Salts lived in west-midlands

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    3,800 Salt Travel & migration records
    46,000 Salts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Salt

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    What are the most common Salt first names?

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    Common jobs for Salts

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

    Common female occupations for Salts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    152

    General Servant Domestic

    105

    Domestic Servant

    101

    House Servant

    90

    Living On Own Means

    79

    Common male occupations for Salts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    274

    Farmer

    249

    General Labourer

    140

    Agricultural Labourer

    119

    Blacksmith

    103

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