Origins of the Hunton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 98North West 24Isle of ManYorkshire 96East Midlands 12West Midlands 24East 58London 78South East 20South West 9South Wales 7Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Huntons lived in north-east

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    810 Hunton Travel & migration records
    5,200 Huntons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hunton

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    What are the most common Hunton first names?

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    Common jobs for Huntons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Huntons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    House Servant

    19

    Servant

    15

    At Home

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Huntons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Farmer

    18

    Joiner

    18

    Shoemaker

    15

    Blacksmith

    14

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