Origins of the Worthing surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 6Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 1East Midlands 2West Midlands 27East 13London 11South East 4South West 36South Wales 77Mid Wales 47West Wales 66North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Worthings lived in south-wales

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    490 Worthing Travel & migration records
    2,500 Worthings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Worthing

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    What are the most common Worthing first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Worthings

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

    Common female occupations for Worthings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Domestic Servant

    11

    House Servant

    8

    Farmers Daughter

    7

    House Keeper

    6

    Common male occupations for Worthings in 1921

    Carpenter

    22

    Farmer

    20

    Coal Miner

    15

    Farmers Son

    15

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

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