Origins of the Hawes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 140North West 18Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 168East Midlands 87West Midlands 46East 542London 1442South East 592South West 61South Wales 15Mid Wales 14West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Haweses lived in london

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    5,200 Hawes Travel & migration records
    40,000 Haweses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hawes

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    What are the most common Hawes first names?

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    Common jobs for Haweses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Haweses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    165

    Laundress

    105

    General Servant Domestic

    97

    Domestic Servant

    95

    Charwoman

    65

    Commmon male occupations for Haweses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    230

    Farm Labourer

    158

    General Labourer

    128

    Farmer

    124

    Carpenter

    122

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