Origins of the Headon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 4West Midlands 3East 8London 47South East 22South West 168South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Headons lived in south-west

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    320 Headon Travel & migration records
    3,400 Headons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Headons

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    Commmon female occupations for Headons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Wife

    10

    Charwoman

    8

    Farmers Wife

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Headons in 1921

    Farmer

    34

    Able Seaman

    22

    Farm Labourer

    15

    General Labourer

    15

    Farmers Son

    11

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