Origins of the Smeeton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 45East Midlands 89West Midlands 11East 30London 116South East 19South West 5South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Smeetons lived in london

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    410 Smeeton Travel & migration records
    4,300 Smeetons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Smeetons

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    Commmon female occupations for Smeetons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    Lace Hand

    13

    Living On Own Means

    12

    Farmers Daughter

    10

    Governess

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Smeetons in 1921

    Butcher

    36

    Farmer

    32

    Lace Maker

    17

    Clerk

    16

    Farmers Son

    14

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