Origins of the Shelton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 75North West 68Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 628East Midlands 1038West Midlands 411East 154London 557South East 200South West 74South Wales 34Mid Wales 12West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sheltons lived in east-midlands

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    5,700 Shelton Travel & migration records
    39,000 Sheltons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shelton

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    What are the most common Shelton first names?

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    Common jobs for Sheltons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sheltons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    175

    Laundress

    107

    Domestic Servant

    95

    General Servant Domestic

    87

    General Servant

    66

    Commmon male occupations for Sheltons in 1921

    Farm Hands

    295

    Agricultural Labourer

    214

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    197

    Coal Miner

    184

    General Farmers

    174

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