Origins of the Kerton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 42North West 4Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 38East Midlands 14West Midlands 10East 17London 79South East 36South West 157South Wales 53Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kertons lived in south-west

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    400 Kerton Travel & migration records
    3,600 Kertons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kerton

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    What are the most common Kerton first names?

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    Common jobs for Kertons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kertons in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    General Servant

    8

    Laundress

    8

    Domestic Servant

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Kertons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Farmer

    18

    General Labourer

    15

    Coal Miner

    14

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