Origins of the Twitchett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 8West Midlands 4East 85London 134South East 60South West 13South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Twitchetts lived in london

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    84 Twitchett Travel & migration records
    3,100 Twitchetts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Twitchett

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    What are the most common Twitchett first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Twitchetts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Twitchetts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    Laundress

    12

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Straw Plaiter

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Twitchetts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    61

    Farm Labourer

    32

    General Labourer

    22

    Agl Labourer

    12

    Bricklayer

    10

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