Origins of the Wootten surname

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    In 1921, most Woottens lived in london

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    780 Wootten Travel & migration records
    7,000 Woottens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wootten

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    Common jobs for Woottens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Woottens in 1921

    Laundress

    35

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Dressmaker

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Dress Maker

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Woottens in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    41

    General Labourer

    28

    Tailor

    23

    Carpenter

    22

    Carman

    20

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