Origins of the Ottway surname

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    In 1921, most Ottways lived in london

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    77 Ottway Travel & migration records
    920 Ottways found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ottway

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    What are the most common Ottway first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Ottways

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ottways in 1921

    Dress Maker

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Clerk

    3

    Cook Domestic

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Ottways in 1921

    Blacksmith

    17

    Police Constable

    8

    House Painter

    6

    Bus Conductor

    4

    Butcher

    4

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