Origins of the Hazel surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 67North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 36East Midlands 9West Midlands 108East 60London 216South East 120South West 31South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hazels lived in london

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    2,100 Hazel Travel & migration records
    8,800 Hazels found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hazels

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    Commmon female occupations for Hazels in 1921

    General Servant

    30

    Laundress

    27

    Charwoman

    24

    Dressmaker

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Hazels in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    75

    Farm Labourer

    55

    General Labourer

    43

    Tailor

    24

    Gardener

    22

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