Origins of the Cottrill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 66Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 24East Midlands 75West Midlands 101East 17London 226South East 21South West 18South Wales 5Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cottrills lived in london

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    690 Cottrill Travel & migration records
    6,800 Cottrills found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Cottrills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cottrills in 1921

    Gloveress

    28

    Laundress

    25

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Dressmaker

    17

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Cottrills in 1921

    Farmer

    27

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Coal Miner

    20

    Carter

    17

    Bricklayer

    16

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