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Origins of the Ottaway surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 23East Midlands 14West Midlands 15East 86London 175South East 285South West 20South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ottaways lived in south-east

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    780 Ottaway Travel & migration records
    6,800 Ottaways found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ottaway

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    Common jobs for Ottaways

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

    Common female occupations for Ottaways in 1921

    Laundress

    35

    Dressmaker

    34

    Domestic Servant

    25

    Servant

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Common male occupations for Ottaways in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    65

    Gardener

    45

    Carpenter

    44

    General Labourer

    32

    Farm Labourer

    31

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