Origins of the Hawks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 31East Midlands 17West Midlands 6East 37London 52South East 72South West 18South Wales 1Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hawkses lived in south-east

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    1,900 Hawks Travel & migration records
    6,800 Hawkses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hawks

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    What are the most common Hawks first names?

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hawkses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hawkses in 1921

    Laundress

    31

    Dressmaker

    25

    House Servant

    22

    Charwoman

    21

    General Servant

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Hawkses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    86

    General Labourer

    33

    Carpenter

    26

    Farm Labourer

    22

    Farm Hands

    20

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