Origins of the Hopton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 12Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 255East Midlands 18West Midlands 64East 31London 109South East 45South West 212South Wales 21Mid Wales 15West Wales 12North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hoptons lived in yorkshire

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    970 Hopton Travel & migration records
    8,900 Hoptons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hopton

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    What are the most common Hopton first names?

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    Common jobs for Hoptons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hoptons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    38

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Laundress

    20

    Living On Own Means

    20

    General Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Hoptons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    90

    Carpenter

    28

    Butcher

    26

    Clerk

    21

    Farmer

    21

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