Origins of the Crighton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 105Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 36East Midlands 9West Midlands 12East 52London 159South East 44South West 3South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Crightons lived in london

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    2,300 Crighton Travel & migration records
    8,700 Crightons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Crighton

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    What are the most common Crighton first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Crightons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Crightons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    55

    F S

    26

    Domestic Servant

    24

    House Keeper

    20

    Housekeeper

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Crightons in 1921

    Farm Servant

    41

    Ploughman

    30

    Farmer

    28

    Weaver

    28

    Carter

    27

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