Origins of the Wharton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 560North West 435Isle of Man 13Yorkshire 796East Midlands 213West Midlands 218East 155London 1447South East 132South West 47South Wales 10Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 24Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whartons lived in london

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    6,500 Wharton Travel & migration records
    44,000 Whartons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wharton

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    945th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Wharton surname. The oldest one dates back to 1486.

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    What are the most common Wharton first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Whartons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whartons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    182

    Domestic Servant

    98

    General Servant Domestic

    90

    Laundress

    90

    Living On Own Means

    87

    Commmon male occupations for Whartons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    233

    Farmer

    199

    Joiner

    161

    General Labourer

    147

    Farm Labourer

    119

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