Origins of the Hastings surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 173North West 73Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 258East Midlands 152West Midlands 267East 208London 784South East 341South West 42South Wales 21Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hastingses lived in london

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    Interesting facts about Hastings

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    What are the most common Hastings first names?

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    Common jobs for Hastingses

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    Commmon female occupations for Hastingses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    194

    Laundress

    132

    Domestic Servant

    87

    Housekeeper

    77

    Living On Own Means

    76

    Commmon male occupations for Hastingses in 1921

    General Labourer

    132

    Farmer

    120

    Agricultural Labourer

    109

    Tailor

    107

    Coal Miner

    77

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