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Origins of the Bateman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 279North West 241Isle of Man 13Yorkshire 1038East Midlands 256West Midlands 585East 436London 1545South East 711South West 494South Wales 210Mid Wales 41West Wales 1North Wales 31Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Batemans lived in london

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    12,000 Bateman Travel & migration records
    79,000 Batemans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bateman

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    524th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Bateman surname. The oldest one dates back to 1220.

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    What are the most common Bateman first names?

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    Common jobs for Batemans

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

    Common female occupations for Batemans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    322

    Laundress

    207

    Domestic Servant

    199

    General Servant Domestic

    183

    Living On Own Means

    141

    Common male occupations for Batemans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    388

    Coal Miner

    338

    General Labourer

    295

    Farmer

    209

    Farm Labourer

    201

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