Origins of the Langton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 130North West 142Isle of ManYorkshire 255East Midlands 242West Midlands 67East 65London 683South East 198South West 33South Wales 8Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Langtons lived in london

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    4,200 Langton Travel & migration records
    24,000 Langtons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Langtons

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    Commmon female occupations for Langtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    97

    Cotton Weaver

    70

    Living On Own Means

    69

    Laundress

    51

    Domestic Servant

    45

    Commmon male occupations for Langtons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    63

    Farm Labourer

    63

    General Labourer

    62

    Coal Miner

    54

    Bricklayer

    48

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