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Origins of the Scotton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 74West Midlands 29East 51London 88South East 25South West 8South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Scottons lived in london

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    250 Scotton Travel & migration records
    3,000 Scottons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Scotton

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    What are the most common Scotton first names?

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    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Scottons

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

    Common female occupations for Scottons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Living On Own Means

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Housekeeper

    9

    Laundress

    9

    Common male occupations for Scottons in 1921

    Shoe Finisher

    31

    Farmer

    26

    Bricklayer

    24

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    Tailor

    14

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