Origins of the Hamnett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 108Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 18East Midlands 8West Midlands 100East 7London 327South East 8South West 12South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hamnetts lived in london

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    200 Hamnett Travel & migration records
    4,700 Hamnetts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hamnett

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    Common jobs for Hamnetts

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    Commmon female occupations for Hamnetts in 1921

    Laundress

    40

    Widow

    19

    Charwoman

    14

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Hamnetts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Yeoman

    26

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Farmer

    21

    Market Gardener

    14

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