Origins of the Cockerton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 23West Midlands 13East 113London 207South East 81South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest Wales 1North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cockertons lived in london

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    480 Cockerton Travel & migration records
    5,000 Cockertons found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Cockertons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cockertons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Housemaid Domestic

    13

    Living On Own Means

    11

    House Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Cockertons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    49

    Farm Labourer

    42

    Carman

    26

    General Labourer

    18

    Agricultural Laborer

    15

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