Origins of the Heaney surname

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    In 1921, most Heaneys lived in london

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    6,200 Heaney Travel & migration records
    5,400 Heaneys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Heaney

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    Common jobs for Heaneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heaneys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    Cotton Weaver

    19

    Domestic Servant

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Charwoman

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Heaneys in 1921

    General Labourer

    40

    Dock Labourer

    25

    Tailor

    22

    Coal Miner

    18

    Shoemaker

    16

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