Origins of the Croston surname

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    In 1921, most Crostons lived in london

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    850 Croston Travel & migration records
    6,100 Crostons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Croston

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    What are the most common Croston first names?

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    Common jobs for Crostons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Crostons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    70

    Dressmaker

    22

    Weaver

    20

    Charwoman

    19

    Cotton Winder

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Crostons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    101

    Coal Miner Hewer

    37

    Cotton Weaver

    30

    Farmer

    29

    Yeoman

    26

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