Origins of the Buston surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 57North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 77East Midlands 45West Midlands 65East 45London 106South East 51South West 25South Wales 1Mid Wales 9West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bustons lived in london

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    480 Buston Travel & migration records
    5,200 Bustons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bustons

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    Common female occupations for Bustons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    House Servant

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    General Servant

    12

    Servant

    12

    Common male occupations for Bustons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    50

    Coal Miner

    19

    Farm Labourer

    18

    Blacksmith

    17

    Farmer

    16

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