Origins of the Whitefield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 121North West 45Isle of ManYorkshire 71East Midlands 11West Midlands 46East 33London 151South East 95South West 82South Wales 10Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whitefields lived in london

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    1,200 Whitefield Travel & migration records
    6,900 Whitefields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whitefield

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    Common jobs for Whitefields

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whitefields in 1921

    Dressmaker

    40

    Laundress

    23

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Servant

    17

    Tailoress

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Whitefields in 1921

    Coal Miner

    81

    Tailor

    38

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Farmer

    24

    Master

    20

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