We have a total of 84467 records for people with the last name Cotton.
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Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.
Common female occupations for Cottons in 1921
Dressmaker
288
Laundress
229
Domestic Servant
165
General Servant Domestic
148
House Servant
132
Common male occupations for Cottons in 1921
Coal Miner
307
Agricultural Labourer
244
General Labourer
212
Farmer
194
Butcher
156