Origins of the Hards surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 6West Midlands 44East 34London 310South East 197South West 15South Wales 36Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hardses lived in london

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    640 Hards Travel & migration records
    7,500 Hardses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hards

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    What are the most common Hards first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hardses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hardses in 1921

    Laundress

    46

    Dressmaker

    42

    General Servant Domestic

    31

    Domestic Servant

    30

    Charwoman

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Hardses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    44

    Carpenter

    28

    Bricklayer

    27

    General Labourer

    23

    Builder

    20

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