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Origins of the Wotton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 34Isle of ManYorkshire 31East Midlands 13West Midlands 26East 54London 198South East 106South West 350South Wales 7Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wottons lived in south-west

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    860 Wotton Travel & migration records
    9,700 Wottons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wotton

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    Common jobs for Wottons

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

    Common female occupations for Wottons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    45

    House Servant

    34

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Laundress

    26

    Living On Own Means

    26

    Common male occupations for Wottons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    47

    General Labourer

    33

    Gardener

    31

    Carpenter

    27

    Clerk

    27

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