Origins of the Herrington surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 38North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 246East Midlands 39West Midlands 85East 64London 190South East 186South West 40South Wales 22Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Herringtons lived in yorkshire

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    2,700 Herrington Travel & migration records
    12,000 Herringtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Herrington

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    What are the most common Herrington first names?

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    Common jobs for Herringtons

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

    Common female occupations for Herringtons in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    38

    General Servant Domestic

    34

    Dressmaker

    30

    Laundress

    28

    General Servant

    26

    Common male occupations for Herringtons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    130

    Farm Labourer

    64

    Coal Miner

    61

    Farm Hands

    46

    General Labourer

    46

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