Origins of the Atherton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 190North West 873Isle of Man 17Yorkshire 281East Midlands 83West Midlands 53East 59London 5655South East 128South West 125South Wales 23Mid Wales 8West Wales 9North Wales 39Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Athertons lived in london

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    6,200 Atherton Travel & migration records
    58,000 Athertons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Atherton

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    816th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Atherton first names?

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    Common jobs for Athertons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Athertons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    407

    Dressmaker

    182

    Domestic Servant

    122

    House Keeper

    122

    Weaver Cotton

    103

    Commmon male occupations for Athertons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    654

    Coal Miner Hewer

    250

    General Labourer

    207

    Collier

    148

    Farmer

    140

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