Origins of the Minto surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 496North West 22Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 10East Midlands 2West MidlandsEast 11London 43South East 9South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mintos lived in north-east

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    1,300 Minto Travel & migration records
    7,200 Mintos found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Minto

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    What are the most common Minto first names?

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    Common jobs for Mintos

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mintos in 1921

    Dressmaker

    40

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Housekeeper

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Milliner

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Mintos in 1921

    Coal Miner

    104

    Coal Miner Hewer

    47

    Blacksmith

    45

    Joiner

    23

    Farm Servant

    21

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