Origins of the Thornett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 16East Midlands 14West Midlands 87East 6London 51South East 51South West 19South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Thornetts lived in west-midlands

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    170 Thornett Travel & migration records
    2,500 Thornetts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Thornett

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    What are the most common Thornett first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Thornetts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Thornetts in 1921

    Gloveress

    16

    Charwoman

    12

    Dressmaker

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Laundress

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Thornetts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Farm Labourer

    17

    Fireman

    17

    General Labourer

    15

    Blacksmith

    14

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