Origins of the Darlington surname

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    In 1921, most Darlingtons lived in london

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    3,100 Darlington Travel & migration records
    21,000 Darlingtons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Darlingtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Darlingtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    75

    Cotton Weaver

    66

    House Servant

    58

    Domestic Servant

    56

    General Servant Domestic

    41

    Commmon male occupations for Darlingtons in 1921

    Farmer

    182

    Coal Miner

    138

    Blacksmith

    95

    General Labourer

    73

    Joiner

    69

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