Origins of the Holten surname

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    In 1921, most Holtens lived in south-west

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    470 Holten Travel & migration records
    820 Holtens found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Holten first names?

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    William

    Mary

    Anna

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    Common jobs for Holtens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Holtens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Coating Weaver

    2

    Domestic Servant

    2

    General Servant

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Holtens in 1921

    Master

    95

    Mate

    51

    Fisherman

    28

    Able Seaman

    24

    Ordinary Seaman

    20

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