Origins of the Cleton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 15EastLondonSouth EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cletons lived in west-midlands

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    What are the most common Cleton first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Cletons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cletons in 1921

    Miners Daughter

    4

    Private Means

    3

    Servant

    3

    House Keeper

    2

    Assistant Help In House

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Cletons in 1921

    Coal Dealer

    3

    Coal Merchant

    3

    Husbandman

    3

    Tayler

    3

    Cabinet Maker

    2

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