Origins of the Trotter surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 966North West 31Isle of ManYorkshire 277East Midlands 44West Midlands 46East 25London 244South East 86South West 26South Wales 27Mid Wales 2West Wales 5North Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Trotters lived in north-east

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    6,100 Trotter Travel & migration records
    27,000 Trotters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Trotter

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    Common jobs for Trotters

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

    Common female occupations for Trotters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    123

    Domestic Servant

    88

    Living On Own Means

    72

    Housekeeper

    64

    Annuitant

    56

    Common male occupations for Trotters in 1921

    Coal Miner

    153

    Joiner

    128

    Farmer

    88

    General Labourer

    85

    Blacksmith

    79

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