Origins of the Cartwright surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 313North West 854Isle of Man 19Yorkshire 2160East Midlands 412West Midlands 3039East 263London 2456South East 491South West 175South Wales 121Mid Wales 53West Wales 17North Wales 179Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cartwrights lived in west-midlands

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    12,000 Cartwright Travel & migration records
    120,000 Cartwrights found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cartwright

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    372nd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Cartwright surname. The oldest one dates back to 1532.

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    What are the most common Cartwright first names?

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    Common jobs for Cartwrights

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

    Common female occupations for Cartwrights in 1921

    Dressmaker

    380

    Domestic Servant

    261

    General Servant Domestic

    245

    Laundress

    219

    General Servant

    191

    Common male occupations for Cartwrights in 1921

    Coal Miner

    738

    General Labourer

    445

    Agricultural Labourer

    344

    Farmer

    335

    Blacksmith

    255

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