Origins of the Butcher surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 305North West 110Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 1249East Midlands 205West Midlands 382East 1865London 3426South East 1920South West 304South Wales 238Mid Wales 11West Wales 1North Wales 21Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Butchers lived in london

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    13,000 Butcher Travel & migration records
    130,000 Butchers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Butcher

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    322nd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Butcher surname. The oldest one dates back to 1540.

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    What are the most common Butcher first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Butchers

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

    Common female occupations for Butchers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    552

    Laundress

    401

    General Servant Domestic

    374

    Domestic Servant

    332

    General Servant

    274

    Common male occupations for Butchers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    1,210

    Farm Labourer

    573

    General Labourer

    572

    Carpenter

    437

    Bricklayer

    370

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