Origins of the Beaton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 93North West 16Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 73East Midlands 20West Midlands 50East 34London 220South East 109South West 104South Wales 29Mid Wales 19West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Beatons lived in london

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    8,200 Beaton Travel & migration records
    24,000 Beatons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Beatons

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    Commmon female occupations for Beatons in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    161

    Dressmaker

    137

    General Servant

    114

    F S

    77

    Housekeeper

    71

    Commmon male occupations for Beatons in 1921

    Crofter

    192

    Farmer

    150

    Fisherman

    140

    Shepherd

    129

    General Labourer

    116

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