Origins of the Weatherhead surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 67North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 249East Midlands 5West Midlands 10East 30London 214South East 69South West 13South Wales 3Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Weatherheads lived in yorkshire

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    1,100 Weatherhead Travel & migration records
    8,200 Weatherheads found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Weatherheads

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

    Commmon female occupations for Weatherheads in 1921

    Dressmaker

    45

    Living On Own Means

    35

    Domestic Servant

    20

    House Servant

    19

    Laundress

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Weatherheads in 1921

    Farmer

    44

    General Labourer

    28

    Clerk

    24

    Tailor

    24

    Blacksmith

    22

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