Origins of the Mortimore surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 7West Midlands 23East 23London 137South East 100South West 552South Wales 11Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mortimores lived in south-west

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    980 Mortimore Travel & migration records
    11,000 Mortimores found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mortimore

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    Common jobs for Mortimores

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mortimores in 1921

    Dressmaker

    74

    Laundress

    52

    House Servant

    34

    Charwoman

    27

    General Servant

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Mortimores in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    82

    Carpenter

    53

    Farmer

    51

    Farm Labourer

    42

    Gardener

    33

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