Origins of the Boston surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 69North West 115Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 122East Midlands 28West Midlands 133East 85London 340South East 123South West 12South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bostons lived in london

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    2,800 Boston Travel & migration records
    14,000 Bostons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Boston

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    What are the most common Boston first names?

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    Common jobs for Bostons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bostons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    75

    Laundress

    42

    General Servant Domestic

    39

    Servant

    35

    General Servant

    27

    Commmon male occupations for Bostons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    70

    General Labourer

    49

    Farm Hands

    44

    Blacksmith

    41

    Carman

    40

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