Origins of the Plumpton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 143North West 20Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 14East Midlands 32West Midlands 26East 40London 245South East 97South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Plumptons lived in london

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    600 Plumpton Travel & migration records
    5,400 Plumptons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Plumpton

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    Common jobs for Plumptons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Plumptons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    General Servant

    12

    Milliner

    12

    Servant

    12

    Living On Own Means

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Plumptons in 1921

    Blacksmith

    28

    General Labourer

    28

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Carpenter

    17

    Clerk

    16

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