Origins of the Laughton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 28Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 367East Midlands 204West Midlands 62East 43London 160South East 68South West 25South Wales 12Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Laughtons lived in yorkshire

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    2,300 Laughton Travel & migration records
    14,000 Laughtons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Laughtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Laughtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    82

    Domestic Servant

    40

    Farmers Wife

    35

    General Servant

    34

    General Servant Domestic

    34

    Commmon male occupations for Laughtons in 1921

    Farmer

    117

    Agricultural Labourer

    81

    Tailor

    61

    Farm Labourer

    48

    Grocer

    48

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