Origins of the Deighton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 197North West 26Isle of ManYorkshire 539East Midlands 32West Midlands 12East 35London 275South East 91South West 9South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Deightons lived in yorkshire

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    1,200 Deighton Travel & migration records
    15,000 Deightons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Deightons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Deightons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    63

    General Servant Domestic

    42

    Domestic Servant

    37

    House Servant

    29

    Laundress

    29

    Commmon male occupations for Deightons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    67

    General Labourer

    52

    Farm Labourer

    51

    Coal Miner

    48

    Farmer

    33

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