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Origins of the Hearn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 86North West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 114East Midlands 63West Midlands 58East 419London 1565South East 724South West 556South Wales 28Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hearns lived in london

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    8,500 Hearn Travel & migration records
    40,000 Hearns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hearn

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    Who were Hearns most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Hearn first names?

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    Common jobs for Hearns

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

    Common female occupations for Hearns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    222

    Laundress

    156

    General Servant Domestic

    98

    Domestic Servant

    93

    Charwoman

    89

    Common male occupations for Hearns in 1921

    General Labourer

    204

    Agricultural Labourer

    179

    Farm Labourer

    139

    Carpenter

    99

    Bricklayer

    93

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