Origins of the Farrington surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 51North West 297Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 218East Midlands 81West Midlands 388East 120London 1317South East 193South West 22South Wales 28Mid Wales 6West Wales 1North Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Farringtons lived in london

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    26,000 Farringtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Farrington

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    Common jobs for Farringtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Farringtons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    125

    Dressmaker

    94

    Laundress

    66

    House Servant

    52

    General Servant Domestic

    50

    Commmon male occupations for Farringtons in 1921

    General Labourer

    117

    Coal Miner

    109

    Agricultural Labourer

    95

    Coal Miner Hewer

    64

    Farmer

    63

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