Origins of the Whyatt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 34North West 44Isle of ManYorkshire 33East Midlands 82West Midlands 55East 54London 307South East 84South West 32South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whyatts lived in london

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    590 Whyatt Travel & migration records
    7,700 Whyatts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Whyatts

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    Commmon female occupations for Whyatts in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    44

    Dressmaker

    29

    At Home

    16

    Housekeeper

    15

    Charwoman

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Whyatts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    54

    Coal Miner

    28

    General Labourer

    27

    Farm Labourer

    25

    Cotton Spinner

    20

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