Origins of the Targett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 21East Midlands 9West Midlands 20East 24London 231South East 135South West 98South Wales 22Mid WalesWest Wales 6North Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Targetts lived in london

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    740 Targett Travel & migration records
    6,800 Targetts found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Targett first names?

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    Common jobs for Targetts

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    Commmon female occupations for Targetts in 1921

    Laundress

    54

    Dressmaker

    45

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    44

    Lab

    17

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Targetts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    49

    Farmer

    39

    General Labourer

    35

    Tailor

    22

    Farmers Son

    17

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