Origins of the Hurton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 33East Midlands 50West Midlands 8East 5London 32South East 11South West 20South Wales 7Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hurtons lived in east-midlands

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    370 Hurton Travel & migration records
    2,000 Hurtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hurton

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    What are the most common Hurton first names?

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    Common jobs for Hurtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hurtons in 1921

    House Servant

    10

    Dressmaker

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    General Servant

    6

    Housekeeper

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Hurtons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Coal Miner

    10

    General Labourer

    10

    Stone Mason

    9

    Bricklayer

    8

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