Origins of the Royston surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 26Isle of Man 13Yorkshire 669East Midlands 30West Midlands 32East 49London 91South East 14South West 7South Wales 2Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Roystons lived in yorkshire

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    1,000 Royston Travel & migration records
    9,600 Roystons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Royston

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    We have for the Royston surname. The oldest one dates back to 1486.

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    What are the most common Royston first names?

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    Common jobs for Roystons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Roystons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    48

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Cotton Weaver

    19

    Laundress

    17

    Milliner

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Roystons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    66

    Blacksmith

    33

    Farmer

    29

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Stone Mason

    26

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