Origins of the Watkiss surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 1Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 38East Midlands 19West Midlands 221East 9London 45South East 10South West 10South Wales 1Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Watkisses lived in west-midlands

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    160 Watkiss Travel & migration records
    3,700 Watkisses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Watkiss

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    What are the most common Watkiss first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Watkisses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Watkisses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    House Servant

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Tailoress

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Watkisses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    68

    Blacksmith

    18

    Miner

    18

    Carpenter

    13

    Coal Miner Hewer

    13

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