Origins of the Skelton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 363North West 257Isle of ManYorkshire 967East Midlands 328West Midlands 128East 130London 686South East 582South West 57South Wales 18Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Skeltons lived in yorkshire

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    6,400 Skelton Travel & migration records
    44,000 Skeltons found in all Census records

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    901st most common surname in the UK

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    Common jobs for Skeltons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Skeltons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    176

    Domestic Servant

    101

    General Servant Domestic

    99

    Living On Own Means

    91

    Laundress

    80

    Commmon male occupations for Skeltons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    211

    Farmer

    194

    Agricultural Labourer

    144

    General Labourer

    134

    Tailor

    120

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