Origins of the Gratton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 45North West 71Isle of ManYorkshire 234East Midlands 384West Midlands 210East 14London 221South East 48South West 113South Wales 29Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 43Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Grattons lived in east-midlands

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    1,900 Gratton Travel & migration records
    12,000 Grattons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gratton

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    Common jobs for Grattons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grattons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    55

    Domestic Servant

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    25

    Charwoman

    20

    Domestic

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Grattons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    106

    Farmer

    58

    General Labourer

    44

    Coal Miner Hewer

    40

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

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