Origins of the Skeet surname

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    In 1921, most Skeets lived in london

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    470 Skeet Travel & migration records
    5,900 Skeets found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skeet

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    What are the most common Skeet first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Skeets

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

    Commmon female occupations for Skeets in 1921

    Laundress

    21

    Dressmaker

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Servant

    18

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Skeets in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    Farm Labourer

    34

    General Labourer

    28

    Carpenter

    26

    Farmer

    26

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