Origins of the Legerton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 14Isle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 61London 23South East 4South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Legertons lived in east

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    130 Legerton Travel & migration records
    1,100 Legertons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Legerton

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    What are the most common Legerton first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Legertons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Legertons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    9

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Farmers Wife

    7

    Farmers Daughter

    6

    Annuitant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Legertons in 1921

    Farmer

    22

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Carpenter

    10

    Farm Labourer

    9

    Miller

    9

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