Origins of the Auton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 91North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 79East Midlands 8West Midlands 3East 7London 23South East 22South West 49South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Autons lived in north-east

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    340 Auton Travel & migration records
    2,900 Autons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Auton

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    Common jobs for Autons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Autons in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Dressmaker

    9

    House Keeper

    8

    Housekeeper

    8

    Confectioner

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Autons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    Farmer

    19

    Coal Miner

    13

    Tailor

    12

    Farm Labourer

    11

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