Origins of the Speight surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 123North West 46Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 2114East Midlands 56West Midlands 8East 27London 478South East 54South West 8South Wales 9Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Speights lived in yorkshire

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    What are the most common Speight first names?

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    Common jobs for Speights

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    Commmon female occupations for Speights in 1921

    Dressmaker

    81

    Cotton Weaver

    63

    Worsted Weaver

    57

    Worsted Spinner

    49

    Weaver

    42

    Commmon male occupations for Speights in 1921

    Coal Miner

    280

    Coal Miner Hewer

    102

    General Labourer

    57

    Joiner

    37

    Tailor

    31

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