Origins of the Werrett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 6West Midlands 6East 5London 20South East 10South West 73South Wales 71Mid Wales 18West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Werretts lived in south-west

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    110 Werrett Travel & migration records
    1,600 Werretts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Werrett

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    What are the most common Werrett first names?

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    Common jobs for Werretts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Werretts in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Farmers Daughter

    6

    House Servant

    5

    Laundress

    5

    Charwoman

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Werretts in 1921

    Coal Miner Hewer

    21

    Coal Miner

    20

    Farmer

    17

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Carpenter

    8

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