Origins of the Darrington surname

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    In 1921, most Darringtons lived in london

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    420 Darrington Travel & migration records
    3,300 Darringtons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Darringtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Darringtons in 1921

    Lace Maker

    17

    Dressmaker

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Domestic Servant

    8

    General Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Darringtons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    46

    Coal Miner

    31

    Farm Labourer

    28

    Coal Miner Hewer

    12

    Gardener

    12

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