Origins of the Hand surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 103North West 143Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 259East Midlands 254West Midlands 597East 137London 593South East 280South West 138South Wales 10Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 35Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hands lived in west-midlands

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    Interesting facts about Hand

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    What are the most common Hand first names?

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    Common jobs for Hands

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

    Common female occupations for Hands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    188

    Domestic Servant

    107

    Laundress

    72

    General Servant Domestic

    67

    Servant

    66

    Common male occupations for Hands in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    175

    Farmer

    119

    General Labourer

    118

    Coal Miner

    113

    Carpenter

    109

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