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Origins of the Whitty surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 60Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 36East Midlands 25West Midlands 42East 33London 231South East 64South West 74South Wales 1Mid Wales 14West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whittys lived in london

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    2,400 Whitty Travel & migration records
    5,500 Whittys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whitty

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Whittys

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

    Common female occupations for Whittys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Domestic Servant

    13

    General Servant

    13

    Laundress

    13

    Common male occupations for Whittys in 1921

    General Labourer

    25

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

    Dock Labourer

    16

    Farm Labourer

    14

    Able Seaman

    13

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