Origins of the Wootton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 58North West 103Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 271East Midlands 311West Midlands 987East 124London 709South East 342South West 129South Wales 34Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woottons lived in west-midlands

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    2,500 Wootton Travel & migration records
    32,000 Woottons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Woottons

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

    Common female occupations for Woottons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    150

    General Servant Domestic

    88

    Laundress

    80

    Domestic Servant

    71

    Nurse

    66

    Common male occupations for Woottons in 1921

    Bricklayer

    125

    Carpenter

    118

    General Labourer

    107

    Agricultural Labourer

    105

    Coal Miner

    102

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