Origins of the Scruton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 169East Midlands 16West Midlands 3East 40London 66South East 15South West 3South WalesMid Wales 5West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Scrutons lived in yorkshire

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    380 Scruton Travel & migration records
    4,700 Scrutons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Scruton

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    Common jobs for Scrutons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Scrutons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    Charwoman

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Dress Maker

    12

    House Keeper

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Scrutons in 1921

    Farmer

    42

    Farmers Son

    20

    Grocer

    20

    Joiner

    20

    Tailor

    18

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