Origins of the Hawkshaw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 130East MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 3London 14South East 8South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hawkshaws lived in yorkshire

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    390 Hawkshaw Travel & migration records
    1,300 Hawkshaws found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hawkshaw

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    What are the most common Hawkshaw first names?

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    Common jobs for Hawkshaws

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hawkshaws in 1921

    Cloth Weaver

    7

    Tailoress

    7

    Living On Own Means

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Private Means

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Hawkshaws in 1921

    General Labourer

    11

    Civil Engineer

    6

    Cloth Finisher

    5

    Coal Miner

    5

    Laborer

    5

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