Origins of the Whittington surname

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    In 1921, most Whittingtons lived in london

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    2,800 Whittington Travel & migration records
    21,000 Whittingtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whittington

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    Common jobs for Whittingtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whittingtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    113

    Laundress

    78

    Domestic Servant

    62

    General Servant Domestic

    60

    General Servant

    51

    Commmon male occupations for Whittingtons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    141

    General Labourer

    112

    Farm Labourer

    81

    Blacksmith

    69

    Gardener

    68

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