Origins of the Stephenson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5493North West 739Isle of Man 30Yorkshire 3620East Midlands 931West Midlands 162East 285London 2828South East 518South West 206South Wales 51Mid Wales 22West Wales 4North Wales 30Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stephensons lived in north-east

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    26,000 Stephenson Travel & migration records
    170,000 Stephensons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Stephenson

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    217th most common surname in the UK

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

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    What are the most common Stephenson first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Stephensons

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

    Common female occupations for Stephensons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    668

    Cotton Weaver

    447

    General Servant Domestic

    410

    House Servant

    359

    Domestic Servant

    352

    Common male occupations for Stephensons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    1,336

    Farmer

    753

    General Labourer

    490

    Coal Miner Hewer

    487

    Joiner

    458

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