Origins of the Witson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 36East Midlands 8West Midlands 6East 10London 31South East 6South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Witsons lived in north-east

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    170 Witson Travel & migration records
    1,600 Witsons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Witsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Witsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Servant

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Scholar At Home

    8

    Laundress

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Witsons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    21

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    General Labourer

    6

    Blacksmith

    5

    Tailor

    5

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