Origins of the Taunton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 16East MidlandsWest Midlands 18East 16London 84South East 27South West 17South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tauntons lived in london

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    620 Taunton Travel & migration records
    3,200 Tauntons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Tauntons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tauntons in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    30

    Glover

    13

    Laundress

    13

    Widow

    13

    Charwoman

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Tauntons in 1921

    Farmer

    19

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Gentleman

    14

    Clerk

    13

    Tailor

    11

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