Origins of the Kirton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 486North West 34Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 202East Midlands 167West Midlands 88East 29London 136South East 57South West 34South Wales 24Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kirtons lived in north-east

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    1,800 Kirton Travel & migration records
    14,000 Kirtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kirton

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    What are the most common Kirton first names?

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    Common jobs for Kirtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kirtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    63

    Domestic Servant

    45

    Laundress

    34

    Housekeeper

    33

    General Servant

    27

    Commmon male occupations for Kirtons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    68

    Agricultural Labourer

    66

    Farmer

    53

    General Labourer

    48

    Farm Labourer

    40

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