Origins of the Yeats surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 78North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 1West Midlands 7East 13London 62South East 31South West 17South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Yeatses lived in north-east

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    1,100 Yeats Travel & migration records
    7,100 Yeatses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Yeats

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    We have for the Yeats surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Yeats first names?

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    Common jobs for Yeatses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Yeatses in 1921

    Lab

    31

    Domestic Servant

    26

    Dressmaker

    26

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    23

    House Keeper

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Yeatses in 1921

    Farmer

    51

    Lab

    47

    Agricultural Labourer

    46

    Farm Servant

    34

    General Labourer

    31

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