Origins of the Hedger surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 27North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 6West Midlands 6East 64London 360South East 311South West 19South Wales 3Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hedgers lived in london

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    850 Hedger Travel & migration records
    9,300 Hedgers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hedger

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    What are the most common Hedger first names?

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    Common jobs for Hedgers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hedgers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    55

    Laundress

    36

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    Servant

    24

    Charwoman

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Hedgers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    74

    Carpenter

    45

    Blacksmith

    39

    Farm Labourer

    37

    General Labourer

    36

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