Origins of the Rothera surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 207East Midlands 13West Midlands 14East 3London 27South East 2South West 7South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rotheras lived in yorkshire

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    230 Rothera Travel & migration records
    2,400 Rotheras found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rothera

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    Common jobs for Rotheras

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rotheras in 1921

    Worsted Spinner

    18

    Worsted Weaver

    18

    Weaver

    10

    Cotton Weaver

    6

    Worsted Twister

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Rotheras in 1921

    Blacksmith

    11

    Butcher

    10

    Carpet Weaver

    10

    Coal Miner

    9

    Solicitor

    9

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