Origins of the Ellington surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 29East Midlands 29West Midlands 8East 89London 52South East 32South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ellingtons lived in east

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    420 Ellington Travel & migration records
    3,400 Ellingtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ellington

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    Common jobs for Ellingtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ellingtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Laundress

    12

    Domestic Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    General Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Ellingtons in 1921

    Farm Hands

    30

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    24

    Farm Labourer

    21

    General Farmers

    21

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