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Botterill Family History

Botterill Surname Meaning

from Anglo-Norman French boterel a diminutive form of Old French boter ‘an officer who looks after the (wine) butts’. Both terms are derivatives of Old French butte bote ‘wine-butt cask’.

The name was probably confused with that in (2) and some of the bearers listed below may belong there.

see Botterell.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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Where is the Botterill family from?

You can see how Botterill families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Botterill family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Botterill families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 384 Botterill families living in Yorkshire. This was about 38% of all the recorded Botterill's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Botterill families in 1891.
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What did your Botterill ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Police Constable and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Botterill. 9% of Botterill men worked as a Police Constable and 73% of Botterill women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Botterill were General Labourer and House Wife.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Police Constable
    9%
  • Farm Labourer
    9%
  • Carpenter joiner
    7%
  • General Labourer
    7%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    73%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Incapacitated
    3%
  • House Wife
    2%

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Passenger Lists

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Botterill. For the veterans among your Botterill ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Botterill lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2002, in the United States, Botterill life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1963, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Botterill in 1959 was 59, and 89 in 2002.

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