Origins of the Collington surname

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    In 1921, most Collingtons lived in east-midlands

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    290 Collington Travel & migration records
    2,100 Collingtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Collington

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    Common jobs for Collingtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Collingtons in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    7

    General Servant

    6

    Clerk

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Lace Hand

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Collingtons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    26

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Tailor

    19

    Farmer

    16

    Grocer

    13

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