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Origins of the Kingston surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 119North West 39Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 151East Midlands 257West Midlands 171East 176London 781South East 351South West 228South Wales 89Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kingstons lived in london

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    8,600 Kingston Travel & migration records
    29,000 Kingstons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kingston

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    What are the most common Kingston first names?

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    Common jobs for Kingstons

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

    Common female occupations for Kingstons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    161

    Laundress

    97

    Domestic Servant

    69

    General Servant Domestic

    65

    Servant

    56

    Common male occupations for Kingstons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    132

    General Labourer

    110

    Farm Labourer

    105

    Carpenter

    104

    Butcher

    99

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