Origins of the Oaten surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 5West Midlands 6East 15London 47South East 44South West 166South Wales 4Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Oatens lived in south-west

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    240 Oaten Travel & migration records
    3,300 Oatens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Oaten

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    What are the most common Oaten first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Oatens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Oatens in 1921

    Laundress

    32

    Dressmaker

    17

    Charwoman

    8

    Domestic Servant

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Oatens in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Farm Labourer

    17

    General Labourer

    17

    House Painter

    11

    Painter

    11

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