Origins of the Hankey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 80North West 250Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 5East Midlands 10West Midlands 102East 3London 289South East 10South West 20South Wales 7Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hankeys lived in london

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    1,200 Hankey Travel & migration records
    7,100 Hankeys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hankey

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    What are the most common Hankey first names?

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    Common jobs for Hankeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hankeys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    House Servant

    22

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Dressmaker

    21

    Laundress

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Hankeys in 1921

    Farmer

    38

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

    Farm Labourer

    27

    General Labourer

    27

    Bricklayer

    23

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