Origins of the Shute surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 24Isle of ManYorkshire 58East Midlands 13West Midlands 24East 39London 223South East 101South West 318South Wales 47Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shutes lived in south-west

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    2,000 Shute Travel & migration records
    11,000 Shutes found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Shutes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Shutes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    71

    Laundress

    48

    General Servant Domestic

    26

    Domestic Servant

    24

    Living On Own Means

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Shutes in 1921

    Carpenter

    76

    Farmer

    69

    Tailor

    44

    General Labourer

    41

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

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