Origins of the Mortimer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 216North West 59Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 1727East Midlands 91West Midlands 108East 357London 1143South East 519South West 322South Wales 103Mid Wales 17West WalesNorth Wales 34Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mortimers lived in yorkshire

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    10,000 Mortimer Travel & migration records
    60,000 Mortimers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mortimer

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    645th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Mortimer surname. The oldest one dates back to 1300.

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    What are the most common Mortimer first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Mortimers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mortimers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    280

    Domestic Servant

    143

    Laundress

    142

    Living On Own Means

    108

    General Servant

    84

    Commmon male occupations for Mortimers in 1921

    Farmer

    245

    Agricultural Labourer

    181

    General Labourer

    167

    Coal Miner

    140

    Farm Labourer

    134

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