Origins of the Dunstone surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 27North West 3Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 1East Midlands 8West Midlands 7East 20London 61South East 44South West 78South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dunstones lived in south-west

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    330 Dunstone Travel & migration records
    4,100 Dunstones found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dunstone

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    What are the most common Dunstone first names?

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    Common jobs for Dunstones

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dunstones in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    House Servant

    18

    Miners Wife

    11

    General Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Dunstones in 1921

    Copper Miner

    63

    Fisherman

    63

    Tin Miner

    38

    Miner

    25

    Stone Mason

    25

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