Origins of the Eyton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 25Isle of Man 3YorkshireEast Midlands 3West Midlands 15East 1London 36South East 11South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 24Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Eytons lived in london

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    280 Eyton Travel & migration records
    1,800 Eytons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Eyton

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    What are the most common Eyton first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Eytons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Eytons in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    13

    Living On Her Own Means

    12

    Private Means

    9

    House Servant

    8

    Dressmaker

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Eytons in 1921

    Gentleman

    13

    Clerk

    8

    Grocer

    8

    Esquire

    7

    Architect

    6

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