Origins of the Weston surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 302North West 433Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 675East Midlands 1203West Midlands 1276East 609London 2785South East 1449South West 473South Wales 161Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 32Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Westons lived in london

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    16,000 Weston Travel & migration records
    120,000 Westons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Weston

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    298th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Weston surname. The oldest one dates back to 1194.

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    What are the most common Weston first names?

    John

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Westons

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

    Common female occupations for Westons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    547

    Laundress

    371

    Domestic Servant

    316

    General Servant Domestic

    302

    Living On Own Means

    233

    Common male occupations for Westons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    604

    General Labourer

    481

    Coal Miner

    362

    Farmer

    357

    Farm Labourer

    356

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