Origins of the Hedge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 60East Midlands 45West Midlands 54East 79London 181South East 91South West 32South Wales 8Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hedges lived in london

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    1,200 Hedge Travel & migration records
    7,700 Hedges found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Hedge first names?

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    Common jobs for Hedges

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    Commmon female occupations for Hedges in 1921

    Dressmaker

    57

    Laundress

    30

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    House Servant

    20

    Lace Maker

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Hedges in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    112

    General Labourer

    34

    Farm Labourer

    28

    Carpenter

    22

    Bricklayer

    19

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