Origins of the Brighton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 47North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 185East Midlands 101West Midlands 118East 346London 192South East 54South West 16South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brightons lived in east

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    1,600 Brighton Travel & migration records
    12,000 Brightons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brighton

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    What are the most common Brighton first names?

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    Common jobs for Brightons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brightons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    61

    Domestic Servant

    37

    House Servant

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Laundress

    27

    Commmon male occupations for Brightons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    115

    Farm Labourer

    71

    Farmer

    54

    General Labourer

    50

    Gardener

    35

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