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Origins of the Pottage surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 121East Midlands 44West MidlandsEast 1London 73South East 15South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pottages lived in yorkshire

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    290 Pottage Travel & migration records
    3,300 Pottages found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Pottages

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

    Common female occupations for Pottages in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant

    8

    Governess

    8

    Housekeeper

    8

    Common male occupations for Pottages in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Blacksmith

    14

    Farm Labourer

    14

    Farmer

    14

    Tailor

    13

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