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Origins of the Whitton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 160North West 34Isle of ManYorkshire 219East Midlands 69West Midlands 49East 80London 247South East 109South West 170South Wales 26Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whittons lived in london

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    3,300 Whitton Travel & migration records
    17,000 Whittons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whitton

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    Common jobs for Whittons

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

    Common female occupations for Whittons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    92

    Domestic Servant

    51

    Housekeeper

    45

    Laundress

    44

    General Servant Domestic

    38

    Common male occupations for Whittons in 1921

    Farmer

    66

    Butcher

    61

    Agricultural Labourer

    56

    Coal Miner

    55

    General Labourer

    49

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