Origins of the Wooton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 21Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 41East Midlands 23West Midlands 79East 22London 64South East 28South West 14South WalesMid Wales 8West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wootons lived in west-midlands

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    690 Wooton Travel & migration records
    5,900 Wootons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wooton

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    Common jobs for Wootons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wootons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Laundress

    18

    House Servant

    17

    Lace Maker

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Wootons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    Coal Miner

    29

    Carpenter

    26

    General Labourer

    21

    Bricklayer

    20

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