Origins of the Swinnerton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 53Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 25East Midlands 11West Midlands 251East 8London 115South East 20South West 1South Wales 18Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 24Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Swinnertons lived in west-midlands

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    760 Swinnerton Travel & migration records
    5,000 Swinnertons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Swinnerton

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    Common jobs for Swinnertons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Swinnertons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Living On Own Means

    9

    Charwoman

    7

    Laundress

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Swinnertons in 1921

    Blacksmith

    47

    Farmer

    21

    Bricklayer

    19

    Crate Maker

    16

    Grocer

    16

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