Origins of the Boulton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 102North West 342Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 546East Midlands 236West Midlands 1746East 187London 797South East 330South West 678South Wales 115Mid Wales 17West WalesNorth Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Boultons lived in west-midlands

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    5,800 Boulton Travel & migration records
    57,000 Boultons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Boulton

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    804th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Boulton first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Boultons

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

    Common female occupations for Boultons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    217

    Domestic Servant

    140

    General Servant Domestic

    127

    Laundress

    111

    Living On Own Means

    106

    Common male occupations for Boultons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    284

    Agricultural Labourer

    269

    Farmer

    197

    General Labourer

    182

    Farm Labourer

    140

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