Origins of the Hawksworth surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 61Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 866East Midlands 205West Midlands 86East 33London 316South East 29South West 12South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hawksworths lived in yorkshire

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    820 Hawksworth Travel & migration records
    14,000 Hawksworths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hawksworth

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    What are the most common Hawksworth first names?

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    Common jobs for Hawksworths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hawksworths in 1921

    Dressmaker

    75

    General Servant Domestic

    35

    Domestic Servant

    29

    Housekeeper

    27

    House Keeper

    25

    Commmon male occupations for Hawksworths in 1921

    Farmer

    68

    Coal Miner

    46

    General Labourer

    46

    Cutler

    42

    Butcher

    40

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