Origins of the Shotton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 461North West 5Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 70East Midlands 7West Midlands 172East 1London 73South East 33South West 12South Wales 8Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shottons lived in north-east

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    600 Shotton Travel & migration records
    10,000 Shottons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shotton

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    What are the most common Shotton first names?

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    Common jobs for Shottons

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

    Common female occupations for Shottons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    41

    Domestic Servant

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Laundress

    17

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Common male occupations for Shottons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    95

    Coal Miner Hewer

    45

    Joiner

    39

    Butcher

    34

    Tailor

    29

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