Origins of the Armitage surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 219North West 395Isle of Man 16Yorkshire 6246East Midlands 82West Midlands 60East 98London 1216South East 162South West 31South Wales 12Mid Wales 2West Wales 2North Wales 23Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Armitages lived in yorkshire

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    9,700 Armitage Travel & migration records
    76,000 Armitages found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Armitage

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    624th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Armitage surname. The oldest one dates back to 1300.

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    What are the most common Armitage first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Armitages

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

    Common female occupations for Armitages in 1921

    Dressmaker

    271

    Woollen Weaver

    243

    Worsted Weaver

    154

    Living On Own Means

    151

    Cotton Weaver

    140

    Common male occupations for Armitages in 1921

    Coal Miner

    462

    Coal Miner Hewer

    194

    Stone Mason

    182

    Woollen Weaver

    173

    Joiner

    165

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