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Origins of the Hansford surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 49North West 13Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 33East Midlands 12West Midlands 21East 76London 318South East 236South West 575South Wales 23Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hansfords lived in south-west

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    1,300 Hansford Travel & migration records
    16,000 Hansfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hansford

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    What are the most common Hansford first names?

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Hansfords

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

    Common female occupations for Hansfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    91

    Laundress

    63

    General Servant Domestic

    38

    Living On Own Means

    35

    Domestic Servant

    33

    Common male occupations for Hansfords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    142

    Farm Labourer

    73

    Farmer

    68

    Carpenter

    62

    General Labourer

    60

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