Origins of the Warrington surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 472Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 613East Midlands 209West Midlands 397East 90London 477South East 126South West 31South Wales 3Mid Wales 21West Wales 3North Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Warringtons lived in yorkshire

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    3,100 Warrington Travel & migration records
    26,000 Warringtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Warrington

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    What are the most common Warrington first names?

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    Common jobs for Warringtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Warringtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    87

    Cotton Weaver

    67

    Domestic Servant

    63

    Laundress

    55

    General Servant Domestic

    54

    Commmon male occupations for Warringtons in 1921

    Farmer

    119

    Agricultural Labourer

    116

    Butcher

    104

    Farm Labourer

    81

    General Labourer

    73

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