Origins of the Darton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 33East Midlands 2West Midlands 8East 48London 134South East 40South West 35South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dartons lived in london

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    350 Darton Travel & migration records
    3,300 Dartons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Darton

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    What are the most common Darton first names?

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    Common jobs for Dartons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dartons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    Living On Own Means

    15

    Laundress

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    General Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Dartons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Shipwright

    16

    House Painter

    12

    General Labourer

    11

    Coachman

    10

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