Origins of the Oates surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 295North West 142Isle of Man 108Yorkshire 2198East Midlands 177West Midlands 93East 109London 1010South East 196South West 399South Wales 36Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Oateses lived in yorkshire

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    7,300 Oates Travel & migration records
    45,000 Oateses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Oateses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Oateses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    139

    General Servant Domestic

    92

    Charwoman

    91

    Domestic Servant

    89

    Cotton Weaver

    72

    Commmon male occupations for Oateses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    203

    General Labourer

    137

    Cutler

    114

    Farmer

    112

    Butcher

    96

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