Origins of the Mostyn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 33Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 2West Midlands 23East 8London 117South East 10South West 7South Wales 1Mid Wales 16West Wales 6North Wales 53Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mostyns lived in london

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    950 Mostyn Travel & migration records
    2,700 Mostyns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mostyn

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    What are the most common Mostyn first names?

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    Common jobs for Mostyns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mostyns in 1921

    Private Means

    20

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Spinster

    11

    Pupil

    7

    Widow

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Mostyns in 1921

    Esquire

    12

    Tailor

    12

    General Labourer

    11

    Coal Miner

    10

    Clerk

    7

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