Origins of the Boote surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 189Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 30East Midlands 9West Midlands 290East 8London 144South East 14South West 14South Wales 1Mid Wales 8West Wales 2North Wales 30Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bootes lived in west-midlands

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    930 Boote Travel & migration records
    5,700 Bootes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Boote

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    What are the most common Boote first names?

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    Common jobs for Bootes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bootes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Laundress

    17

    Housekeeper

    14

    Cotton Weaver

    10

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Bootes in 1921

    Blacksmith

    30

    Coal Miner Hewer

    27

    Butcher

    26

    Farmer

    25

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

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