Origins of the Cranston surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 164North West 35Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 42East Midlands 8West Midlands 15East 49London 156South East 72South West 6South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cranstons lived in north-east

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    3,400 Cranston Travel & migration records
    10,000 Cranstons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cranston

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    What are the most common Cranston first names?

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    Common jobs for Cranstons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cranstons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    64

    Domestic Servant

    37

    Housekeeper

    32

    House Servant

    25

    F S

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Cranstons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    53

    Mason

    47

    Tailor

    43

    Shoemaker

    36

    General Labourer

    32

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