Origins of the Sephton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 33Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 68East Midlands 14West Midlands 110East 12London 864South East 7South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 20Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sephtons lived in london

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    520 Sephton Travel & migration records
    8,200 Sephtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sephton

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    What are the most common Sephton first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Sephtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sephtons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    33

    Widow

    31

    Dressmaker

    30

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    House Servant

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Sephtons in 1921

    Farmer

    93

    Agricultural Labourer

    45

    Boat Builder

    44

    Coal Miner

    42

    Farm Labourer

    42

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