Origins of the Trotman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 51North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 28West Midlands 50East 41London 290South East 146South West 346South Wales 80Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Trotmans lived in south-west

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    Common jobs for Trotmans

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    Common female occupations for Trotmans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    62

    Laundress

    46

    Living On Own Means

    31

    Domestic Servant

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Common male occupations for Trotmans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    60

    General Labourer

    51

    Farm Labourer

    38

    Clerk

    25

    Gardener

    25

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