Origins of the Turton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 106North West 153Isle of Man 16Yorkshire 1643East Midlands 498West Midlands 255East 45London 905South East 101South West 32South Wales 22Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Turtons lived in yorkshire

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    2,800 Turton Travel & migration records
    36,000 Turtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Turton

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    What are the most common Turton first names?

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    Common jobs for Turtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Turtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    129

    House Servant

    65

    Domestic Servant

    64

    General Servant Domestic

    64

    Laundress

    56

    Commmon male occupations for Turtons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    325

    Coal Miner Hewer

    151

    General Labourer

    93

    Joiner

    70

    Agricultural Labourer

    69

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