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Origins of the Hammill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 47North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 162East Midlands 4West Midlands 8East 12London 45South East 14South West 64South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hammills lived in yorkshire

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    1,600 Hammill Travel & migration records
    3,200 Hammills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hammill

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    Common jobs for Hammills

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

    Common female occupations for Hammills in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    13

    Dressmaker

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Housekeeper

    8

    Weaver

    7

    Common male occupations for Hammills in 1921

    Coal Miner

    65

    General Labourer

    22

    Coal Miner Hewer

    14

    Tailor

    12

    Tin Miner

    11

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