Origins of the Dighton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 21East Midlands 17West Midlands 18East 71London 64South East 68South West 5South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dightons lived in east

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    390 Dighton Travel & migration records
    2,700 Dightons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Dightons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dightons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Living On Own Means

    9

    Hawker

    8

    Private Means

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Dightons in 1921

    Ab

    21

    General Labourer

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Poulter

    12

    Thatcher

    12

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