Origins of the Tipton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 35Isle of ManYorkshire 46East Midlands 22West Midlands 259East 18London 160South East 25South West 15South Wales 20Mid Wales 3West Wales 3North Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tiptons lived in west-midlands

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    1,000 Tipton Travel & migration records
    7,800 Tiptons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tipton

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    Common jobs for Tiptons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tiptons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    37

    Domestic Servant

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Servant

    21

    House Servant

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Tiptons in 1921

    Farm Hands

    99

    Coal Miner

    94

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    65

    General Farmers

    48

    Agricultural Labourer

    41

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