Origins of the Skilton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 10West Midlands 18East 112London 256South East 525South West 52South Wales 9Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Skiltons lived in south-east

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    850 Skilton Travel & migration records
    9,100 Skiltons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skilton

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    What are the most common Skilton first names?

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    Common jobs for Skiltons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Skiltons in 1921

    Laundress

    66

    Domestic Servant

    35

    Dressmaker

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Housemaid Domestic

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Skiltons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    67

    General Labourer

    67

    Gardener

    54

    Carpenter

    53

    Bricklayer

    47

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