Origins of the Merrington surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 96North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 36East Midlands 7West Midlands 66East 18London 56South East 12South West 7South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Merringtons lived in north-east

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    240 Merrington Travel & migration records
    3,000 Merringtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Merrington

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    Common jobs for Merringtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Merringtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Laundress

    9

    Farmers Daughter

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Merringtons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Carpenter

    15

    Blacksmith

    13

    Coal Miner

    13

    Coal Miner Hewer

    11

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