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Origins of the Hankins surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 39Isle of ManYorkshire 50East Midlands 155West Midlands 54East 36London 227South East 141South West 46South Wales 26Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hankinses lived in london

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    1,500 Hankins Travel & migration records
    7,700 Hankinses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hankins

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    What are the most common Hankins first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hankinses

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

    Common female occupations for Hankinses in 1921

    Laundress

    41

    Dressmaker

    34

    General Servant

    22

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Servant

    16

    Common male occupations for Hankinses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    96

    Farm Hands

    60

    Farm Labourer

    46

    Farmer

    41

    General Labourer

    41

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