Origins of the Cottenham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 3West MidlandsEastLondon 10South East 31South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cottenhams lived in south-east

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    110 Cottenham Travel & migration records
    730 Cottenhams found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Cottenhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cottenhams in 1921

    Bricklayers Daughter

    4

    At Home

    3

    Cook Domestic

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Domestic Servant

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Cottenhams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    Farm Labourer

    10

    Farm Laborer

    6

    Carter On Farm

    4

    Baker

    3

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