Origins of the Hanton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 55North West 57Isle of ManYorkshire 85East Midlands 70West Midlands 18East 131London 175South East 98South West 11South Wales 1Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hantons lived in london

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    1,600 Hanton Travel & migration records
    7,200 Hantons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hanton

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    Common jobs for Hantons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hantons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    37

    Laundress

    33

    Domestic Servant

    27

    House Servant

    20

    Servant

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Hantons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    54

    General Labourer

    40

    Carpenter

    31

    Blacksmith

    20

    Farmer

    19

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