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Origins of the Hawken surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 2West Midlands 3East 25London 102South East 34South West 439South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hawkens lived in south-west

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    1,100 Hawken Travel & migration records
    7,700 Hawkens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hawken

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    What are the most common Hawken first names?

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    Common jobs for Hawkens

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

    Common female occupations for Hawkens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    Domestic Servant

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Housekeeper

    20

    Farmers Wife

    17

    Common male occupations for Hawkens in 1921

    Farmer

    87

    Carpenter

    74

    Farmers Son

    39

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    Farm Labourer

    25

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