Origins of the Middleton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1208North West 353Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 3062East Midlands 713West Midlands 1086East 759London 2341South East 956South West 259South Wales 102Mid Wales 19West Wales 41North Wales 38Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Middletons lived in yorkshire

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    22,000 Middleton Travel & migration records
    150,000 Middletons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Middleton

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    242nd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Middleton surname. The oldest one dates back to 1196.

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    What are the most common Middleton first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Middletons

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

    Common female occupations for Middletons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    702

    Domestic Servant

    440

    Laundress

    392

    General Servant Domestic

    324

    House Servant

    317

    Common male occupations for Middletons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    717

    Farmer

    628

    Coal Miner

    602

    General Labourer

    511

    Farm Labourer

    376

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