Origins of the Rowbottom surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 164Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 416East Midlands 198West Midlands 83East 32London 589South East 49South West 11South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rowbottoms lived in london

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    1,400 Rowbottom Travel & migration records
    16,000 Rowbottoms found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Rowbottoms

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rowbottoms in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    152

    Dressmaker

    60

    Housekeeper

    40

    Domestic Servant

    36

    Charwoman

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Rowbottoms in 1921

    Coal Miner

    92

    General Labourer

    69

    Cotton Spinner

    47

    Cotton Weaver

    44

    Farmer

    42

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