Origins of the Halton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 59North West 87Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 126East Midlands 41West Midlands 58East 25London 1007South East 63South West 18South Wales 5Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Haltons lived in london

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    2,600 Halton Travel & migration records
    13,000 Haltons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Halton

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    What are the most common Halton first names?

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    Common jobs for Haltons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Haltons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    93

    Dressmaker

    53

    Laundress

    35

    Housekeeper

    34

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Commmon male occupations for Haltons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    62

    Joiner

    57

    Agricultural Labourer

    49

    Basket Maker

    48

    General Labourer

    45

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