Origins of the Lenton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 12Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 148East Midlands 224West Midlands 344East 87London 182South East 98South West 30South Wales 5Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lentons lived in west-midlands

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    1,300 Lenton Travel & migration records
    16,000 Lentons found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Lenton first names?

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    Common jobs for Lentons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lentons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    84

    Laundress

    55

    Silk Weaver

    54

    Domestic Servant

    36

    Ribbon Weaver

    35

    Commmon male occupations for Lentons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    130

    Coal Miner

    65

    General Labourer

    51

    Butcher

    50

    Farm Labourer

    50

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