Origins of the Bottomley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 52North West 105Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 3339East Midlands 66West Midlands 19East 61London 1574South East 202South West 16South Wales 13Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bottomleys lived in yorkshire

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    48,000 Bottomleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bottomleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bottomleys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    167

    Worsted Spinner

    157

    Worsted Weaver

    135

    Woollen Weaver

    132

    Dressmaker

    122

    Commmon male occupations for Bottomleys in 1921

    Stone Mason

    184

    Cotton Spinner

    151

    Coal Miner

    115

    General Labourer

    113

    Butcher

    111

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