Origins of the Burgon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 159North West 62Isle of ManYorkshire 136East Midlands 15West Midlands 1East 4London 100South East 11South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Burgons lived in north-east

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    460 Burgon Travel & migration records
    4,200 Burgons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Burgon

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    What are the most common Burgon first names?

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    Common jobs for Burgons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Burgons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

    Fish Worker

    17

    Fishermans Daughter

    14

    General Servant

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Burgons in 1921

    Fisherman

    164

    Coal Miner

    32

    Grocer

    13

    General Labourer

    12

    Fishermans Son

    11

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