Origins of the Willetts surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 31North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 109East Midlands 76West Midlands 1424East 33London 219South East 38South West 84South Wales 108Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 28Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Willettses lived in west-midlands

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    1,400 Willetts Travel & migration records
    20,000 Willettses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Willetts

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    Common jobs for Willettses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Willettses in 1921

    Nail Maker

    144

    Nailer

    87

    Chain Maker

    73

    Dressmaker

    52

    General Servant Domestic

    39

    Commmon male occupations for Willettses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    165

    Chain Maker

    148

    Nail Maker

    87

    Nailer

    59

    General Labourer

    55

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