Origins of the Santon surname

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    In 1921, most Santons lived in london

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    240 Santon Travel & migration records
    1,500 Santons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Santon

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    What are the most common Santon first names?

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    Common jobs for Santons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Santons in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Domestic Servant

    6

    House Keeper

    6

    House Servant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Santons in 1921

    Tailor

    18

    Coal Miner

    17

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Chimney Sweep

    8

    General Labourer

    8

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