Origins of the Thurston surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 88North West 32Isle of ManYorkshire 64East Midlands 40West Midlands 73East 551London 871South East 312South West 59South Wales 23Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Thurstons lived in london

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    3,900 Thurston Travel & migration records
    23,000 Thurstons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Thurston

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    What are the most common Thurston first names?

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    Common jobs for Thurstons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Thurstons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    128

    Laundress

    65

    Domestic Servant

    55

    General Servant Domestic

    51

    Charwoman

    47

    Commmon male occupations for Thurstons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    154

    Carpenter

    97

    General Labourer

    89

    Farmer

    74

    Farm Labourer

    71

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