Origins of the Whittam surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 40Isle of ManYorkshire 233East Midlands 29West Midlands 6East 13London 740South East 27South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whittams lived in london

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    640 Whittam Travel & migration records
    9,700 Whittams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whittam

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    Common jobs for Whittams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whittams in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    215

    Weaver Cotton

    65

    Weaver

    54

    Housekeeper

    32

    Dressmaker

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Whittams in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    124

    Butcher

    42

    Farmer

    32

    Weaver

    32

    Weaver Cotton

    32

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