Origins of the Bott surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 66North West 55Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 269East Midlands 482West Midlands 684East 56London 272South East 165South West 57South Wales 2Mid Wales 5West Wales 4North Wales 27Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Botts lived in west-midlands

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    2,600 Bott Travel & migration records
    24,000 Botts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bott

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    Common jobs for Botts

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

    Common female occupations for Botts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    106

    General Servant Domestic

    55

    Laundress

    49

    Domestic Servant

    48

    Charwoman

    44

    Common male occupations for Botts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    88

    Farmer

    87

    Agricultural Labourer

    77

    Blacksmith

    62

    General Labourer

    60

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