Origins of the Skitt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 38Isle of ManYorkshire 85East Midlands 6West Midlands 174East 5London 102South East 2South West 21South Wales 3Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Skitts lived in west-midlands

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    240 Skitt Travel & migration records
    4,100 Skitts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skitt

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    Common jobs for Skitts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Skitts in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Dressmaker

    11

    Housekeeper

    7

    Cook

    6

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Skitts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    75

    Coal Miner Hewer

    22

    General Labourer

    16

    Farmer

    11

    Farm Labourer

    10

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