Origins of the Stones surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 389North West 106Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 1511East Midlands 326West Midlands 145East 25London 1241South East 71South West 22South Wales 4Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stoneses lived in yorkshire

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    2,400 Stones Travel & migration records
    38,000 Stoneses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Stones first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Stoneses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stoneses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    211

    Dressmaker

    114

    House Keeper

    71

    House Servant

    70

    General Servant Domestic

    67

    Commmon male occupations for Stoneses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    380

    Agricultural Labourer

    182

    Coal Miner Hewer

    166

    Farmer

    164

    General Labourer

    135

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