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Origins of the Anderton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 35North West 117Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 351East Midlands 42West Midlands 275East 37London 2665South East 110South West 22South WalesMid WalesWest Wales 2North Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Andertons lived in london

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    3,800 Anderton Travel & migration records
    35,000 Andertons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Andertons

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

    Common female occupations for Andertons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    480

    Weaver

    136

    Dressmaker

    118

    Weaver Cotton

    112

    Housekeeper

    82

    Common male occupations for Andertons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    228

    Coal Miner

    213

    Farmer

    111

    General Labourer

    104

    Joiner

    103

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