Origins of the Hawkey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 48North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 15West Midlands 5East 52London 92South East 60South West 322South Wales 3Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hawkeys lived in south-west

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    What are the most common Hawkey first names?

    John

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    Common jobs for Hawkeys

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    Commmon female occupations for Hawkeys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Dressmaker

    17

    Farmers Wife

    15

    Farmers Daughter

    12

    House Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Hawkeys in 1921

    Farmer

    87

    Farmers Son

    49

    Mason

    24

    Tailor

    17

    Tin Miner

    16

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