Origins of the Ovington surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 140North West 1Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 30East Midlands 6West Midlands 2East 4London 31South East 16South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ovingtons lived in north-east

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    290 Ovington Travel & migration records
    2,300 Ovingtons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ovingtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ovingtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    House Servant

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Dress Maker

    5

    General Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Ovingtons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    54

    Coal Miner Hewer

    16

    Pitman

    10

    Cooper

    8

    Ironstone Miner

    8

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