Origins of the Aiton surname

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    In 1921, most Aitons lived in london

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    450 Aiton Travel & migration records
    1,700 Aitons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Aitons

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    Commmon female occupations for Aitons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

    F S

    11

    Pirn Winder

    11

    House Keeper

    9

    Cotton Weaver

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Aitons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    38

    Cotton Weaver

    24

    Weaver

    15

    Cotton H L W

    14

    Farmer

    10

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