Origins of the Hearson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 82West Midlands 27East 8London 37South East 24South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hearsons lived in east-midlands

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    340 Hearson Travel & migration records
    2,100 Hearsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hearson

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    What are the most common Hearson first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Hearsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hearsons in 1921

    None

    11

    House Servant

    9

    Seamer

    8

    Lace Mender

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Hearsons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Shipwright

    11

    Framework Knitter

    9

    Coal Miner Hewer

    8

    General Labourer

    8

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