Origins of the Shinton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 2Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 2East Midlands 1West Midlands 230EastLondon 28South East 8South West 11South Wales 17Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shintons lived in west-midlands

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    210 Shinton Travel & migration records
    2,700 Shintons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shinton

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    What are the most common Shinton first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Shintons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Shintons in 1921

    House Servant

    11

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Shintons in 1921

    Iron Worker

    20

    Iron Moulder

    10

    General Labourer

    9

    Puddler

    8

    Butcher

    6

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