Origins of the Lockton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 130West Midlands 5East 12London 77South East 59South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Locktons lived in east-midlands

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    330 Lockton Travel & migration records
    2,900 Locktons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lockton

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    What are the most common Lockton first names?

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    Common jobs for Locktons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Locktons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    Laundress

    10

    Hosiery Hand

    6

    Housekeeper

    6

    Living On Own Means

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Locktons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    15

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Framework Knitter

    10

    General Labourer

    10

    Shoemaker

    8

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