Origins of the Cutter surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 241North West 21Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 76East Midlands 21West Midlands 82East 131London 237South East 96South West 75South Wales 101Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cutters lived in north-east

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    2,300 Cutter Travel & migration records
    12,000 Cutters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cutter

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    What are the most common Cutter first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Cutters

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

    Common female occupations for Cutters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    58

    General Servant

    39

    General Servant Domestic

    39

    Domestic Servant

    31

    House Servant

    30

    Common male occupations for Cutters in 1921

    Coal Miner

    83

    Agricultural Labourer

    50

    Blacksmith

    48

    General Labourer

    45

    Shepherd

    43

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