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Origins of the Whetton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 42East Midlands 177West Midlands 280East 7London 49South East 14South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whettons lived in west-midlands

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    350 Whetton Travel & migration records
    5,600 Whettons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whetton

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    Common jobs for Whettons

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

    Common female occupations for Whettons in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Servant

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Dressmaker

    13

    General Servant

    12

    Common male occupations for Whettons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    61

    Coal Miner Hewer

    40

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    General Labourer

    20

    Joiner

    16

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