Origins of the Drayton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 92East Midlands 294West Midlands 35East 53London 151South East 92South West 117South Wales 19Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Draytons lived in east-midlands

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    2,100 Drayton Travel & migration records
    10,000 Draytons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Draytons

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

    Common female occupations for Draytons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    52

    Laundress

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    General Servant

    23

    Glover

    23

    Common male occupations for Draytons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    98

    Farm Labourer

    67

    General Labourer

    50

    Vintner

    33

    Carpenter

    29

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