Origins of the Stenton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 65North West 40Isle of ManYorkshire 475East Midlands 46West Midlands 21East 8London 116South East 17South West 26South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stentons lived in yorkshire

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    530 Stenton Travel & migration records
    6,300 Stentons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Stentons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stentons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    House Servant

    14

    Charwoman

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Stentons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    55

    Coal Miner Hewer

    25

    Farmer

    25

    Butcher

    21

    Bricklayer

    20

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