Origins of the Hinton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 82North West 96Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 165East Midlands 131West Midlands 648East 216London 919South East 523South West 241South Wales 128Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 19Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hintons lived in london

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    5,700 Hinton Travel & migration records
    42,000 Hintons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hinton

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    What are the most common Hinton first names?

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    Common jobs for Hintons

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

    Common female occupations for Hintons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    200

    Laundress

    153

    General Servant Domestic

    114

    Domestic Servant

    100

    General Servant

    79

    Common male occupations for Hintons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    230

    Carpenter

    170

    General Labourer

    137

    Coal Miner

    119

    Farm Labourer

    111

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