Origins of the Temperton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 151East Midlands 51West Midlands 3East 17London 36South East 5South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tempertons lived in yorkshire

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    What are the most common Temperton first names?

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    Common jobs for Tempertons

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    Commmon female occupations for Tempertons in 1921

    Spinster

    53

    Dressmaker

    16

    Bachelor

    13

    Servant

    9

    House Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Tempertons in 1921

    Farmer

    37

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    Joiner

    23

    Spinster

    19

    Farm Labourer

    15

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