Origins of the Appleton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 546North West 231Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 491East Midlands 69West Midlands 95East 373London 2028South East 383South West 43South Wales 18Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 21Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Appletons lived in london

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    6,800 Appleton Travel & migration records
    50,000 Appletons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Appleton

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    878th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Appleton surname. The oldest one dates back to 1241.

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    What are the most common Appleton first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Appletons

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

    Common female occupations for Appletons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    224

    Laundress

    139

    Domestic Servant

    123

    General Servant Domestic

    115

    House Servant

    104

    Common male occupations for Appletons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    236

    General Labourer

    193

    Farmer

    147

    Coal Miner

    134

    Farm Labourer

    130

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