Origins of the Houghton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 196North West 866Isle of Man 18Yorkshire 834East Midlands 443West Midlands 638East 389London 6393South East 591South West 113South Wales 65Mid Wales 4West Wales 4North Wales 30Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Houghtons lived in london

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    14,000 Houghton Travel & migration records
    110,000 Houghtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Houghton

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    387th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Houghton surname. The oldest one dates back to .

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    What are the most common Houghton first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Houghtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Houghtons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    539

    Dressmaker

    414

    Laundress

    284

    Domestic Servant

    250

    General Servant Domestic

    227

    Commmon male occupations for Houghtons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    510

    Agricultural Labourer

    502

    General Labourer

    475

    Farm Labourer

    368

    Farmer

    357

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