Origins of the Leighton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 557North West 169Isle of Man 16Yorkshire 278East Midlands 85West Midlands 293East 199London 462South East 168South West 117South Wales 33Mid Wales 33West Wales 1North Wales 56Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Leightons lived in north-east

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    6,400 Leighton Travel & migration records
    32,000 Leightons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Leightons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leightons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    152

    Domestic Servant

    73

    Living On Own Means

    64

    Housekeeper

    59

    Cotton Weaver

    58

    Commmon male occupations for Leightons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    189

    General Labourer

    126

    Agricultural Labourer

    114

    Farmer

    109

    Blacksmith

    93

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