Origins of the Hackett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 118North West 89Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 259East Midlands 312West Midlands 982East 110London 851South East 209South West 45South Wales 30Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hacketts lived in west-midlands

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    16,000 Hackett Travel & migration records
    38,000 Hacketts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hacketts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hacketts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    131

    Nail Maker

    131

    General Servant Domestic

    92

    Nailer

    85

    Domestic Servant

    79

    Commmon male occupations for Hacketts in 1921

    General Labourer

    172

    Coal Miner

    127

    Agricultural Labourer

    98

    Nail Maker

    95

    Bricklayer

    93

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