Origins of the Cotterell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 37Isle of ManYorkshire 41East Midlands 24West Midlands 266East 19London 130South East 111South West 103South Wales 91Mid Wales 11West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cotterells lived in west-midlands

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    1,400 Cotterell Travel & migration records
    13,000 Cotterells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cotterell

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    Frampton

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Cotterells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cotterells in 1921

    Laundress

    50

    Dressmaker

    45

    Domestic Servant

    41

    General Servant

    30

    Living On Own Means

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Cotterells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    Carpenter

    57

    Yeoman

    51

    General Labourer

    49

    Blacksmith

    31

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