Origins of the Talbot surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 409North West 255Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 737East Midlands 358West Midlands 1268East 411London 1508South East 638South West 327South Wales 102Mid Wales 17West Wales 2North Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Talbots lived in london

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    14,000 Talbot Travel & migration records
    78,000 Talbots found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Talbot

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    494th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Talbot surname. The oldest one dates back to .

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    What are the most common Talbot first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Talbots

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

    Commmon female occupations for Talbots in 1921

    Dressmaker

    350

    Laundress

    204

    General Servant Domestic

    188

    Cotton Weaver

    183

    Domestic Servant

    170

    Commmon male occupations for Talbots in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    368

    General Labourer

    280

    Coal Miner

    235

    Farm Labourer

    224

    Carpenter

    179

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