Origins of the Etherington surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 783North West 25Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 294East Midlands 79West Midlands 39East 67London 462South East 565South West 10South Wales 8Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Etheringtons lived in north-east

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    1,800 Etherington Travel & migration records
    24,000 Etheringtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Etherington

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    What are the most common Etherington first names?

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    Common jobs for Etheringtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Etheringtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    92

    General Servant Domestic

    59

    Cotton Weaver

    56

    Laundress

    53

    Domestic Servant

    50

    Commmon male occupations for Etheringtons in 1921

    General Labourer

    133

    Agricultural Labourer

    117

    Coal Miner

    112

    Farm Labourer

    94

    Farmer

    69

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