Origins of the Egginton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 30Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 106East Midlands 10West Midlands 253East 14London 53South East 34South West 11South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Eggintons lived in west-midlands

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    410 Egginton Travel & migration records
    5,500 Eggintons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Egginton

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    What are the most common Egginton first names?

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    Common jobs for Eggintons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Eggintons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Laundress

    14

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Eggintons in 1921

    Brass Turner

    16

    General Labourer

    16

    Carpenter

    13

    Locksmith

    13

    Coal Miner

    11

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