Origins of the Winter surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1236North West 201Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 1042East Midlands 341West Midlands 214East 466London 2381South East 1495South West 579South Wales 131Mid Wales 17West Wales 3North Wales 44Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Winters lived in london

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    17,000 Winter Travel & migration records
    110,000 Winters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Winter

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    370th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Winter surname. The oldest one dates back to 1241.

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    What are the most common Winter first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Winters

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

    Common female occupations for Winters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    494

    Laundress

    295

    General Servant Domestic

    263

    Domestic Servant

    254

    Living On Own Means

    229

    Common male occupations for Winters in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    518

    General Labourer

    374

    Farm Labourer

    331

    Carpenter

    306

    Farmer

    298

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