Origins of the Norton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 204North West 244Isle of Man 16Yorkshire 1513East Midlands 484West Midlands 650East 570London 2039South East 782South West 264South Wales 77Mid Wales 24West Wales 5North Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Nortons lived in london

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    34,000 Norton Travel & migration records
    100,000 Nortons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Norton

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    365th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Norton surname. The oldest one dates back to 1220.

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    What are the most common Norton first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Nortons

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

    Common female occupations for Nortons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    403

    Domestic Servant

    247

    General Servant Domestic

    243

    Laundress

    190

    Living On Own Means

    186

    Common male occupations for Nortons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    425

    General Labourer

    327

    Carpenter

    258

    Farmer

    240

    Farm Labourer

    222

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