Origins of the Gallon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 370North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 53East Midlands 9West Midlands 14East 12London 71South East 39South West 9South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gallons lived in north-east

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    1,200 Gallon Travel & migration records
    7,500 Gallons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gallon

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    What are the most common Gallon first names?

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    Common jobs for Gallons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gallons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    48

    General Servant

    18

    Housekeeper

    18

    Domestic Servant

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Gallons in 1921

    Blacksmith

    56

    Coal Miner

    55

    Farmer

    39

    Tailor

    27

    Joiner

    23

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