Origins of the Batchelor surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 54North West 61Isle of ManYorkshire 156East Midlands 109West Midlands 610East 428London 1349South East 969South West 132South Wales 31Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Batchelors lived in london

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    5,800 Batchelor Travel & migration records
    52,000 Batchelors found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Batchelor

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    885th most common surname in the UK

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

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    What are the most common Batchelor first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Batchelors

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

    Commmon female occupations for Batchelors in 1921

    Dressmaker

    273

    Laundress

    219

    General Servant Domestic

    148

    Domestic Servant

    119

    General Servant

    97

    Commmon male occupations for Batchelors in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    309

    General Labourer

    215

    Carpenter

    203

    Bricklayer

    177

    Farm Labourer

    164

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