Origins of the Chilton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 389North West 46Isle of ManYorkshire 296East Midlands 146West Midlands 604East 88London 405South East 191South West 55South Wales 19Mid Wales 17West WalesNorth Wales 32Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chiltons lived in west-midlands

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    2,700 Chilton Travel & migration records
    25,000 Chiltons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chilton

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    What are the most common Chilton first names?

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    Common jobs for Chiltons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chiltons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    110

    Domestic Servant

    75

    General Servant Domestic

    63

    Laundress

    58

    General Servant

    46

    Commmon male occupations for Chiltons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    209

    Agricultural Labourer

    107

    General Labourer

    90

    Farm Labourer

    76

    Farmer

    71

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