Origins of the Bufton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 45East Midlands 11West Midlands 166East 3London 52South East 30South West 160South Wales 66Mid Wales 100West Wales 139North Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Buftons lived in west-midlands

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    490 Bufton Travel & migration records
    6,800 Buftons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Buftons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Buftons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    Domestic Servant

    31

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    House Servant

    15

    Farmers Wife

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Buftons in 1921

    Farmer

    75

    Agricultural Labourer

    55

    General Labourer

    49

    Farm Labourer

    38

    Farmers Son

    19

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