Origins of the Ellerton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 60North West 48Isle of ManYorkshire 55East Midlands 15West Midlands 190East 34London 80South East 18South West 3South WalesMid Wales 9West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ellertons lived in west-midlands

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    610 Ellerton Travel & migration records
    5,400 Ellertons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ellertons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ellertons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Domestic Servant

    15

    General Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Ellertons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    32

    French Polisher

    28

    Blacksmith

    22

    Shoemaker

    17

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

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