Origins of the Hawker surname

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    In 1921, most Hawkers lived in london

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    2,300 Hawker Travel & migration records
    26,000 Hawkers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hawker

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    What are the most common Hawker first names?

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    Common jobs for Hawkers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hawkers in 1921

    Laundress

    145

    Dressmaker

    124

    Domestic Servant

    83

    General Servant Domestic

    73

    General Servant

    61

    Commmon male occupations for Hawkers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    212

    General Labourer

    111

    Farm Labourer

    107

    Bricklayer

    75

    Carpenter

    66

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