Origins of the Gretton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 18Isle of ManYorkshire 49East Midlands 273West Midlands 152East 41London 53South East 22South West 15South Wales 21Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Grettons lived in east-midlands

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    550 Gretton Travel & migration records
    7,600 Grettons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gretton

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    Common jobs for Grettons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grettons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    Laundress

    30

    Living On Own Means

    22

    Housekeeper

    20

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Grettons in 1921

    Farmer

    34

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    General Labourer

    31

    Coal Miner

    21

    Farm Labourer

    21

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