Origins of the Hawey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 37North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 26West Midlands 57East 104London 175South East 57South West 35South Wales 5Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Haweys lived in london

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    430 Hawey Travel & migration records
    3,700 Haweys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hawey

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    What are the most common Hawey first names?

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    Common jobs for Haweys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Haweys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    House Servant

    19

    General Servant

    18

    Laundress

    15

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Haweys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    43

    Carpenter

    13

    General Labourer

    12

    Coal Miner

    11

    Fisherman

    11

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