Origins of the Aitkenhead surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 29Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 2West MidlandsEast 1London 70South East 66South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Aitkenheads lived in london

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    830 Aitkenhead Travel & migration records
    2,700 Aitkenheads found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Aitkenhead

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Aitkenheads

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

    Common female occupations for Aitkenheads in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Housekeeper

    9

    Farmers Wife

    8

    House Keeper

    8

    Farmers Daur

    7

    Common male occupations for Aitkenheads in 1921

    Farmer

    18

    Mason

    17

    Shoemaker

    17

    Farm Servant

    15

    Farmers Son

    11

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