Origins of the Whitlock surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 34North West 18Isle of ManYorkshire 77East Midlands 147West Midlands 99East 72London 449South East 331South West 97South Wales 27Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whitlocks lived in london

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    2,800 Whitlock Travel & migration records
    18,000 Whitlocks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whitlock

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    What are the most common Whitlock first names?

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    Common jobs for Whitlocks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whitlocks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    94

    Lace Maker

    59

    General Servant Domestic

    57

    Laundress

    38

    Living On Own Means

    34

    Commmon male occupations for Whitlocks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    95

    General Labourer

    89

    Farm Labourer

    61

    Bricklayer

    53

    Carpenter

    45

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