Origins of the Rutter surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1076North West 503Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 300East Midlands 91West Midlands 480East 132London 1127South East 293South West 78South Wales 33Mid Wales 12West WalesNorth Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rutters lived in london

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    4,300 Rutter Travel & migration records
    47,000 Rutters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rutter

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    908th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Rutter surname. The oldest one dates back to 1532.

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    What are the most common Rutter first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Rutters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rutters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    153

    Domestic Servant

    104

    Cotton Weaver

    97

    General Servant Domestic

    92

    Laundress

    90

    Commmon male occupations for Rutters in 1921

    Coal Miner

    239

    Farmer

    233

    General Labourer

    162

    Agricultural Labourer

    146

    Blacksmith

    132

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