Origins of the Bettany surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 41Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 8West Midlands 284East 10London 36South East 6South West 8South Wales 9Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bettanys lived in west-midlands

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    170 Bettany Travel & migration records
    3,200 Bettanys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bettany

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    Common jobs for Bettanys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bettanys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    General Servant

    8

    Dressmaker

    7

    House Keeper

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Bettanys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    42

    Coal Miner Hewer

    18

    Potter

    13

    Cotton Weaver

    11

    Bricklayer

    8

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