Origins of the Charlton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3944North West 264Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 485East Midlands 269West Midlands 232East 199London 936South East 436South West 110South Wales 31Mid Wales 7West Wales 3North Wales 22Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Charltons lived in north-east

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    11,000 Charlton Travel & migration records
    93,000 Charltons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Charlton

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    468th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Charlton surname. The oldest one dates back to .

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    What are the most common Charlton first names?

    John

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Charltons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Charltons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    425

    House Servant

    205

    General Servant Domestic

    181

    Domestic Servant

    172

    Living On Own Means

    157

    Commmon male occupations for Charltons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    1,111

    Coal Miner Hewer

    411

    Farmer

    341

    Blacksmith

    285

    Joiner

    272

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