Origins of the Heawood surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 21West Midlands 7EastLondon 8South East 11South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heawoods lived in east-midlands

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    76 Heawood Travel & migration records
    860 Heawoods found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Heawoods

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heawoods in 1921

    Private Means

    7

    Dressmaker

    4

    House Servant

    4

    Living On Her Own Means

    4

    Cotton Weaver

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Heawoods in 1921

    Yeoman

    12

    Husbandman

    9

    Carpenter

    5

    Collier

    5

    Iron Turner

    5

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