Origins of the Swainston surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 368North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 92East Midlands 6West Midlands 14East 25London 63South East 10South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Swainstons lived in north-east

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    300 Swainston Travel & migration records
    4,000 Swainstons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Swainstons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Swainstons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    House Servant

    8

    Living On Own Means

    7

    Cook Domestic

    6

    Farmers Daughter

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Swainstons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    33

    Tailor

    26

    Butcher

    19

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Bricklayer

    14

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