Origins of the Mott surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 49North West 46Isle of ManYorkshire 71East Midlands 81West Midlands 57East 450London 852South East 533South West 74South Wales 21Mid Wales 9West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Motts lived in london

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    5,200 Mott Travel & migration records
    23,000 Motts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mott

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    What are the most common Mott first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Motts

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

    Common female occupations for Motts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    93

    Laundress

    87

    Domestic Servant

    67

    Charwoman

    62

    General Servant Domestic

    60

    Common male occupations for Motts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    178

    General Labourer

    96

    Carman

    83

    Farm Labourer

    80

    Carpenter

    78

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