Origins of the Livingstone surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 119North West 79Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 74East Midlands 13West Midlands 39East 20London 393South East 68South West 42South Wales 7Mid Wales 3West Wales 1North Wales 21Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Livingstones lived in london

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    9,100 Livingstone Travel & migration records
    21,000 Livingstones found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Livingstones

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    Commmon female occupations for Livingstones in 1921

    Dressmaker

    117

    Domestic Servant

    94

    Housekeeper

    88

    Cotton Weaver

    64

    House Keeper

    56

    Commmon male occupations for Livingstones in 1921

    Coal Miner

    208

    General Labourer

    95

    Tailor

    74

    Carter

    60

    Joiner

    60

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