Origins of the Dorrington surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 29Isle of ManYorkshire 68East Midlands 24West Midlands 35East 229London 349South East 112South West 88South Wales 61Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dorringtons lived in london

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    870 Dorrington Travel & migration records
    10,000 Dorringtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dorrington

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    What are the most common Dorrington first names?

    John

    Maurice Raymond

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Dorringtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dorringtons in 1921

    Laundress

    56

    Dressmaker

    38

    Nurse

    36

    General Servant Domestic

    25

    Charwoman

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Dorringtons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    68

    General Labourer

    49

    Farm Labourer

    31

    Bricklayer

    23

    Plumber

    22

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