Origins of the Buttle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 67North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 132East Midlands 29West Midlands 17East 81London 158South East 79South West 113South Wales 10Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Buttles lived in london

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    730 Buttle Travel & migration records
    8,600 Buttles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Buttle

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    We have for the Buttle surname. The oldest one dates back to 1820.

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    What are the most common Buttle first names?

    William

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    Common jobs for Buttles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Buttles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    43

    Laundress

    26

    House Servant

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Charwoman

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Buttles in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    88

    Farm Labourer

    44

    General Labourer

    37

    Farmer

    35

    Carpenter

    28

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