Origins of the Sotham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 4Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 1West Midlands 8East 5London 15South East 9South West 5South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sothams lived in london

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    93 Sotham Travel & migration records
    520 Sothams found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Sotham first names?

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    Ann

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    Common jobs for Sothams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sothams in 1921

    School Girl

    6

    Living On Own Means

    4

    Private Means

    3

    Scholar At Home

    3

    Bar Maid

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Sothams in 1921

    Farmer

    6

    Wine & Spirit Mercht

    3

    Wine Merchant

    3

    Agricultural Labourer

    2

    Bank Clerk

    2

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