Origins of the Scotter surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 8Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 53East Midlands 11West Midlands 7East 37London 39South East 9South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Scotters lived in yorkshire

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    130 Scotter Travel & migration records
    1,800 Scotters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Scotter

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    What are the most common Scotter first names?

    Charles

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Scotters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Scotters in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    9

    House Servant

    7

    Charwoman

    6

    Dressmaker

    6

    Fishermans Wife

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Scotters in 1921

    Fisherman

    47

    General Labourer

    8

    Cabinet Maker

    5

    Clerk

    5

    Porter

    5

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