Origins of the Hardwell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 6West Midlands 7East 3London 18South East 12South West 114South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hardwells lived in south-west

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    100 Hardwell Travel & migration records
    1,400 Hardwells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hardwell

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    What are the most common Hardwell first names?

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    Common jobs for Hardwells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hardwells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    House Servant

    6

    At School

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Laundress

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Hardwells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Blacksmith

    14

    Gunmaker

    11

    Butcher

    7

    Cordwainer

    5

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