Origins of the Butter surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 115North West 126Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 295East Midlands 92West Midlands 217East 119London 565South East 239South West 108South Wales 35Mid Wales 11West WalesNorth Wales 18Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Butters lived in london

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    6,200 Butter Travel & migration records
    19,000 Butters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Butter

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    What are the most common Butter first names?

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    Common jobs for Butters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Butters in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    72

    Dressmaker

    69

    General Servant Domestic

    58

    General Servant

    54

    Laundress

    51

    Commmon male occupations for Butters in 1921

    Farmer

    90

    Agricultural Labourer

    89

    General Labourer

    85

    Tailor

    61

    Farm Labourer

    52

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