Origins of the Heap surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 155Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 934East Midlands 138West Midlands 202East 32London 3774South East 58South West 35South Wales 6Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 24Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heaps lived in london

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    4,900 Heap Travel & migration records
    48,000 Heaps found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Heap first names?

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    Common jobs for Heaps

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heaps in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    1,042

    Weaver

    245

    Weaver Cotton

    227

    Cotton Winder

    146

    Dressmaker

    138

    Commmon male occupations for Heaps in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    573

    Farmer

    210

    Weaver

    187

    Weaver Cotton

    149

    Coal Miner

    147

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