Origins of the Woollett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 11West Midlands 51East 35London 177South East 374South West 10South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woolletts lived in south-east

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    560 Woollett Travel & migration records
    5,900 Woolletts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Woollett

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    What are the most common Woollett first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Woolletts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Woolletts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    Domestic Servant

    16

    None

    16

    Laundress

    15

    Widow

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Woolletts in 1921

    Carpenter

    37

    Farm Labourer

    35

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    General Labourer

    29

    Clerk

    18

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