Origins of the Mortimor surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 41North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 4West Midlands 7East 4London 15South East 10South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mortimors lived in north-east

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    91 Mortimor Travel & migration records
    850 Mortimors found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mortimor

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    Common jobs for Mortimors

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mortimors in 1921

    Laundress

    5

    Dressmaker

    4

    House Servant

    4

    None

    4

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Mortimors in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Farmer

    4

    Baker

    3

    Mason

    3

    Ag Labourer

    2

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