Origins of the Willett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 186Isle of ManYorkshire 108East Midlands 200West Midlands 270East 257London 617South East 416South West 83South Wales 50Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Willetts lived in london

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    3,800 Willett Travel & migration records
    25,000 Willetts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Willetts

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    Commmon female occupations for Willetts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    131

    Laundress

    73

    Living On Own Means

    65

    General Servant Domestic

    57

    General Servant

    54

    Commmon male occupations for Willetts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    117

    Farm Labourer

    86

    General Labourer

    76

    Carpenter

    71

    Farmer

    63

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