Origins of the Sleet surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 15West Midlands 19East 36London 103South East 116South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sleets lived in south-east

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    160 Sleet Travel & migration records
    2,400 Sleets found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Sleets

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sleets in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Charwoman

    8

    General Servant

    8

    Domestic Servant

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Sleets in 1921

    Gardener

    20

    General Labourer

    16

    Boot Maker

    10

    Wheelwright

    9

    Gardener Domestic

    8

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