Origins of the Cottier surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 56Isle of Man 124Yorkshire 14East Midlands 6West Midlands 16East 2London 207South East 8South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cottiers lived in london

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    750 Cottier Travel & migration records
    3,900 Cottiers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cottier

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    Who were Cottiers most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Cottier first names?

    John

    William

    Margaret

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Cottiers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cottiers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    House Servant

    14

    Domestic Servant

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    General Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Cottiers in 1921

    Fireman

    31

    Farmer

    24

    Joiner

    23

    Able Seaman

    22

    Shoemaker

    16

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