Origins of the Pollington surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 32East Midlands 15West Midlands 11East 32London 97South East 107South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pollingtons lived in south-east

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    190 Pollington Travel & migration records
    3,100 Pollingtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pollington

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    What are the most common Pollington first names?

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    Common jobs for Pollingtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pollingtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Laundress

    11

    General Servant

    9

    Cook Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Pollingtons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Baker

    15

    General Labourer

    14

    Shoemaker

    10

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