Origins of the Exton surname

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    In 1921, most Extons lived in london

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    920 Exton Travel & migration records
    10,000 Extons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Exton

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    What are the most common Exton first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Extons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Extons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    55

    Laundress

    44

    Domestic Servant

    39

    Dressmaker

    39

    General Servant

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Extons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    95

    Farmer

    43

    Farm Labourer

    42

    Cotton Weaver

    38

    General Labourer

    37

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