Origins of the Willington surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 27Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 9East Midlands 6West Midlands 50East 4London 45South East 16South West 30South Wales 6Mid Wales 2West Wales 2North Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Willingtons lived in west-midlands

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    650 Willington Travel & migration records
    4,900 Willingtons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Willingtons

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

    Common female occupations for Willingtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    House Servant

    26

    General Servant

    14

    Laundress

    14

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Common male occupations for Willingtons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    40

    Agricultural Labourer

    38

    General Labourer

    16

    Locksmith

    15

    Yeoman

    15

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