Origins of the Nottingham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 50North West 19Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 116East Midlands 44West Midlands 44East 36London 139South East 42South West 46South Wales 10Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Nottinghams lived in london

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    710 Nottingham Travel & migration records
    7,900 Nottinghams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Nottingham

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    What are the most common Nottingham first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Nottinghams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Nottinghams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    Lace Maker

    28

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Laundress

    27

    General Servant

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Nottinghams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    73

    Farmer

    48

    Carpenter

    32

    Farm Labourer

    25

    Blacksmith

    20

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